The direct breakup of 70-MeV ${}_{}{}^7{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li}$ scattered from a ${}_{}{}^{120}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Sn}$ target is investigated at forward angles. Inside the grazing angle, it is found that the breakup is dominated by the Coulomb interaction between projectile and target.

• Received 25 June 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.53.1539