Binary aspects and particle multiplicities of the fragments from natAg+340 MeV 40Ar deep inelastic collisions

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Deep inelastic fragments from the reaction natAg+340 MeV 40Ar have been studied in coincidence. Charged particles (10 ≦ Z ≦ 32) were detected and identified in Z by means of a ΔE− E telescope, while the complementary fragments were detected in a one-dimensional, solid-state position-sensitive detector. Both in-plane and out-of-plane correlations were measured. The results confirm the binary nature of the deep inelastic process for this reaction. From the measured energies and angles of the fragments and the atomic number of one of the fragments, it was possible to determine the total mass loss due to the de-excitation of the fragments as well as the total evaporated charge at symmetry. An iterative procedure is discussed which enables one to determine the masses and kinetic energies of the fragments before evaporation, as well as the total number of particles evaporated by each fragment. The widths of the in-plane and out-of-plane correlations agree with the results of the iterative calculations, as do evaporation calculations which are based on the charge equilibrium model. The experimental results support the charge equilibrium model and indicate that thermal equilibrium is achieved between the fragments at fixed mass asymmetry.