Abstract
Measurements of heavy fragments produced in the interaction of with at MeV have been performed to study the interplay of the fusion reaction and binary processes. Experimental angular distributions, velocity spectra, and angle-integrated cross sections of detected heavy fragments have been compared with predictions of statistical models. The comparison shows that complete fusion exhausts the production of residues in the range Z=26–22. For fragments with atomic number Z=21 and Z=20 some other mechanism is also present. The analysis of energy spectra, angular distributions, and total kinetic energy of projectile-like fragments (Z=19–6) shows that the main process to limit fusion is an inelastic mechanism with large energy damping.
- Received 13 March 1989
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.40.98
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