Transition between Light- and Heavy-Ion Elastic Scattering

R. M. DeVries; D. A. Goldberg; J. W. Watson; M. S. Zisman; J. G. Cramer

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.450

Transition between Light- and Heavy-Ion Elastic Scattering

R. M. DeVries, D. A. Goldberg, J. W. Watson, M. S. Zisman, and J. G. Cramer

Phys. Rev. Lett. 39, 450 – Published 22 August 1977

Abstract

We have measured the elastic scattering from ${}^{28}{Si}$ of 135.1-MeV ${}^{6}{Li}$ and 186-MeV ${}^{12}C$ ions. The shapes of the angular distributions and the resultant optical-model analyses indicate that ${}^{6}{Li}$ scattering is quite similar to that of light ions, while ${}^{12}C$ ions behave like heavier ions. Thus there appears to be a pronounced and quite rapid transition of scattering characteristics with projectile mass.

Received 24 June 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.39.450

Authors & Affiliations

R. M. DeVries

Nuclear Structure Research Laboratory, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627

D. A. Goldberg

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20743

J. W. Watson

Department of Physics, University of Manitoba, Winnepeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada and Crocker Nuclear Laboratory, University of California, Davis, California 94720

M. S. Zisman