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Title: Isospin transport effects in nuclear reactions at 25 MeV/nucleon

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia, Catania (Italy)
  2. Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Bucharest (Romania)
  3. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare-Sezione di Catania, Via S. Sofia, I-95123 Catania (Italy)

Isotopic effects are studied in reactions induced by {sup 40}Ca projectiles at 25 MeV/nucleon on {sup 40}Ca, {sup 48}Ca , and {sup 46}Ti targets. The N/Z contents of projectilelike and midvelocity (MV) sources are probed by means of isotopic ({sup 7}Li/{sup 6}Li and {sup 9}Be/{sup 7}Be) and isobaric ({sup 7}Li/{sup 7}Be) yield ratios, for semiperipheral events. In particular, information about isospin transport phenomena will be discussed. Isospin diffusion processes involving nuclei, which have noticeable differences in N/Z have been investigated. Signals of isospin drift, which are related to the gradient of density in the participant region, have also been observed for fragments emitted at MV.

OSTI ID:
21389201
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 82, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.82.014608; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English