Abstract
The pionic fusion reaction He, N has been observed at 181.4 MeV bombarding energy by detection of the recoil ions using magnetic, time-of-flight, and energy loss analysis. The angle-integrated cross section for population of a broad group of unresolved excited states in the 6.5–10.5 MeV excitation energy range is 1.3±0.3 nb. The angular distribution of the pions corresponding to this group of excited states is fairly isotropic, with perhaps some peaking in the forward direction. The cross section for population of the ground state is ≤0.07 nb.
- Received 14 May 1986
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.34.1406
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