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Charged-particle spectra: 90 MeV protons on /sup 27/Al, /sup 58/Ni, /sup 90/Zr, and /sup 209/Bi

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev., C; (United States)

Complete charged light-particle (Z < or = 2, A < or = 4) energy spectra were measured for 90 MeV protons on /sup 27/Al, /sup 58/Ni, /sup 90/Zr, and /sup 209/Bi and 100 MeV protons on /sup 58/Ni. The energy spectra show a strong angular dependence and the spectral shapes at a given angle for the same particle type are similar in the high-energy continuum for all target nuclei. The non-equilibrium, charged light-particle yields show an A/sup 1/3/ dependence and are approximately given by (200 +- 10) A/sup 1/3/(mb). One striking feature is the similarity of the shapes of the p, d, and t spectra, if the spectra are shifted by an appropriate binding energy. The relative intensity is approximately p:d:t 1:1/10:1/100 at all angles. In the backward directions (theta > or = 140/sup 0/) the spectra exhibit characteristic evaporation behavior with approximately the same slope for each target nucleus for a given observed particle. The slopes of the evaporation peaks (corresponding to a temperature of 2--3 MeV) for the different particle type are also rather similar. The experimental results were analyzed within the framework of the pre-equilibrium exciton model together with the evaporation theory. The pre-equilibrium exciton model using a 2p-1h initial configuration generally reproduces the experimental angle-integrated energy spectra reasonably well in shape, but underestimates especially the proton yield in the region of high-energy continuums

Research Organization:
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Maryland College Park, Maryland
OSTI ID:
6134020
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev., C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev., C; (United States) Vol. 19:3; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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