Abstract
The electrostatically deflected beam of the 184-inch cyclotron has been used with the stacked foil and absorber technique to determine the excitation functions for the following reactions: Th 232( p, 6n)Pa 227, Th 232( p, 3n)Pa 230, Th 232( d, 7n)Pa 227, Th 232(α, p8n)Pa 227, Th 232(α, p5n) Pa 230, and U 238( p, α8n)Pa 227. The data are presented graphically and discussed individually for each of the reactions. Some rough excitation function data have also been determined for the reactions Th 232 ( d, 4n)Pa 230, U 238( p, α5n)Pa 230, Th 232(α, 7n)U 229, and Th 232(α, 6n)U 230. The results are discussed in terms of compound nucleus formation, transparency effects, fission, and other factors in order to arrive at a qualitative picture for the mechanism of high-energy nuclear reactions with heavy nuclei.
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