Deep-inelastic Fragments Research Articles

Deep inelastic fragment production in the 40Ca on 40Ca interaction at 278 MeV

Deep inelastic fragment production in the symmetrical reaction 40Ca on 40Ca has been studied at E lab = 278 MeV, high above the Coulomb barrier. Kinetic energy distributions and angular distributions have been obtained for products in the Z = 8−22 region. The two-body nature of the mechanism is discussed. Sequential decay of primary fragments is shown to be important.