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Title: Energy dissipation, mass diffusion and interaction times for heavy ion collisions. [Angular momentum, nucleon diffusion coefficients, transport theory, cross sections]

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/7209656· OSTI ID:7209656

Correlations of experimental observables with kinetic energy loss and fragment mass for damped heavy ion reactions are emphasized. Angular-momentum-dependent interaction times are deduced giving a time scale for the evaluation of nucleon diffusion coefficients. The energy dissipated per nucleon exchange in Kr- and Xe-induced reactions is shown to decrease with increasing kinetic energy loss. These results are compared with predictions of a one-body dissipation mechanism and microscopic transport theory for heavy ion collisions. The relative decrease of energy dissipation due to nucleon exchange with decreasing bombarding energy is a new experimental feature that is unaccounted for by the above theories.

Research Organization:
Rochester Univ., N.Y. (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
EY-76-S-02-3496
OSTI ID:
7209656
Report Number(s):
COO-3496-63; TRN: 78-000719
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English