Study of heavy ion fusion reaction of [sup 58]Ni + [sup 24]Mg at 11 MeV/nucleon

Thesis/Dissertation · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:7270901

Shea, J Y

This thesis presents a study of the heavy ion fusion reaction in which a [sup 58]Ni projectile bombards a [sup 24]Mg target at 11 MeV/nucleon. The incident projectile energy was purposefully chosen so as the system studied to be at the onset of the more complex and interesting phenomenon of incomplete fusion. The physics motivation is to probe the central collision of a heavy, energetic, and asymmetric system by means of both inclusive and exclusive experimental measurements. The experiment was performed at HHIRF (Holifield Heavy Ion Research Facility) by using the coupled accelerators at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The reaction products were measured by the new [open quotes]HILI-Ring[close quotes] large solid angle detector system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The thesis discusses the physics motivation and the systematics of heavy ion fusion reactions. Details of the design and construction of a new CsI(T1) Ring detector is given. Since this is the first such study performed on the Heavy Ion Light Ion (HILI) detector, an extensive discussion of the calibration procedures and the data reduction methods are given. The fusion reaction data were analyzed in both inclusive and exclusive modes with the result that a valuable new perspective on the deconvolution of the reaction mechanism has been achieved.

• Research Organization: Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN (United States)
• OSTI ID: 7270901
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
ACCELERATORS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
ENERGY RANGE
EXCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS
HEAVY ION ACCELERATORS
HEAVY ION FUSION REACTIONS
HEAVY ION REACTIONS
HHIRF ACCELERATOR
INCLUSIVE INTERACTIONS
INTERACTIONS
MAGNESIUM 24 TARGET
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 10-100
NICKEL 58 REACTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
TARGETS