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Numerical simulation of medium energy heavy ion reactions

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
Reactions between heavy ions at medium energy are calculated using the Boltzmann-Uehling-Uhlenbeck equation. This equation incorporates the effects of a mean field as well as Pauli blocking of the nucleon-nucleon collisions. The numerical solution for two light systems, /sup 16/O+ /sup 12/C at 25back20A MeV bombarding energy and /sup 12/C+ /sup 12/C at 84back20A MeV bombarding energy, is presented and discussed in detail. In the absence of nucleon-nucleon collisions, the theory reduces to classical mean-field physics and agrees well with the quantal time-dependent Hartree-Fock theory. With collisions, the system is driven toward equilibrium even at the lower bombarding energy. The final state nucleon distribution is compared to single-particle spectra and is found to agree quite well in shape.
Research Organization:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996 and Physics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831
OSTI ID:
5773152
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 31:5; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English