Light-charged-particle emission in the matched reactions 280 MeV {sup 40}Ar+{sup 27}Al and 670 MeV {sup 55}Mn+{sup 12}C: Coincidence results
- Department of Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213 (United States)
- Department of Physics, Hope College, Holland, Michigan 49423 (United States)
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720 (United States)
Exclusive measurements of light-charged-particle ({sup 1}H, {sup 2}H, and {sup 4}He) energy spectra, angular distributions, and emission multiplicities are reported for the two reactions {sup 40}Ar+{sup 27}Al and {sup 55}Mn+{sup 12}C at a matched excitation energy of 127 MeV. Comparisons are made with statistical model predictions for the evaporative processes in these reactions, which can be characterized as emissions from rotational-energy-dominated systems. The model simulations do well in reproducing a broad range of angular distribution data and the {sup 4}He/{sup 1}H cross-section ratio, using spin distributions derived from fusion cross-section systematics. The same model parameters, however, predict particle energy spectra and coincidence cross sections which are inconsistent with the measurements for both reactions. These results support previous conclusions from model comparisons with inclusive data, and suggest fundamental flaws in the statistical model as applied to light-mass, high-spin, nuclear systems. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.
- OSTI ID:
- 20216348
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 61, Issue 5; Other Information: PBD: May 2000; ISSN 0556-2813
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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