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Saturation analysis as a test of statistical fission in heavy ion reactions

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)
Evaporation residue and binary (fissionlike) cross sections are reported for /sup 56/Fe+/sup 120,122/Sn at incident /sup 56/Fe energies between 330 and 456 MeV. The sigma/sub ER/ are compared with results for the two additional entrance channels /sup 35/Cl+/sup 141/Pr and /sup 86/Kr+/sup 90/Zr producing similar compound nuclei. Comparisons of sigma/sub ER//..pi..lambda-dash-bar/sup 2/ versus excitation energy (which tests the Bohr independence hypothesis) support the conclusion that the yields are limited by statistical fission decay. Similar results are shown for the entrance channels /sup 84,86/Kr+/sup 65/Cu and /sup 40/Ar+/sup 109/Ag. It is shown that evaporation residue data of this type (where yields are limited by saturation in the fission channel) provide a good means of determining statistical fission parameters.
Research Organization:
E-Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550
OSTI ID:
6689805
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. C; (United States) Vol. 26:4; ISSN PRVCA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English