Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Alpha-cluster description of excitation energies in [sup 12]C([sup 12]C,3[alpha])[ital X] at 2. 1[ital A] GeV

Journal Article · · Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States)
 [1];  [2]
  1. NASA, Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 493, Hampton, Virginia 23681 (United States)
  2. Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23608 (United States)
An [alpha]-cluster expansion of the Glauber multiple scattering series is used to calculate the energy transfer spectrum to the [sup 12]C projectile in the [sup 12]C([sup 12]C,3[alpha])[ital X] reaction at 2.1[ital A] Gev. Cluster-abrasion response functions are defined in terms of [alpha]-cluster wave function and the collision dynamics appropriate for heavy-ion reactions. Comparisons are made to recent quasiexclusive experimental data with good agreement found. Calculations indicate that substructures in a [sup 12]C projectile are likely to be true spectators in fragmentation, however, with virtual states of excitation in the projectile ground state making a significant contribution to the fragmentation cross section.
OSTI ID:
7014983
Journal Information:
Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, C (Nuclear Physics); (United States) Vol. 50:2; ISSN 0556-2813; ISSN PRVCAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English