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Momentum transfer to the target in peripheral collisions of relativistic heavy ions

S. B. Kaufman, M. S. Freedman, D. J. Henderson, E. P. Steinberg, B. D. Wilkins, A. Baden, H. H. Gutbrod, M. R. Maier, J. Péter, H. G. Ritter, H. Stelzer, A. I. Warwick, H. H. Wieman, and F. Weik
Phys. Rev. C 26, 2694(R) – Published 1 December 1982
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Abstract

The angular correlations between coincident fission fragments emitted in the reactions of Au197 with 5-GeV protons, 1.25-GeV/nucleon He4, and 0.25-2.10-GeV/nucleon Ne20 were measured. The longitudinal momentum transfer to the target calculated from these correlations increased with increasing mass loss from the target and was inversely proportional to the projectile velocity, independent of projectile mass. These observations are shown to be consistent with simple two-body models of peripheral reactions.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS, FISSION Au(p, f), (He4,f), (Ne20,f), Ep,He4=5, GeV, ENe20=542 GeV, measured angular correlations of coincident fragments; deduced momentum transfer to target.

  • Received 19 August 1982

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.26.2694

©1982 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

S. B. Kaufman, M. S. Freedman, D. J. Henderson, E. P. Steinberg, and B. D. Wilkins

  • Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439

A. Baden*, H. H. Gutbrod, M. R. Maier, J. Péter, H. G. Ritter, H. Stelzer, A. I. Warwick, H. H. Wieman, and F. Weik

  • Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung, Darmstadt 6100, West Germany and Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

  • *Present address: Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, Calif. 94720.
  • Present address: Institut de Physique Nucleaire, 91406 Orsay, France.

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Vol. 26, Iss. 6 — December 1982

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