Evidence for the Reducibility of Multifragment Emission to an Elementary Binary Emission in Xe-Induced Reactions

Authors

• K. Tso, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
• L. Phair, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
• A. Colonna, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
• W. Skulski, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
• G. J. Wozniak, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
• L. G. Moretto, Nuclear Science Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
• D. R. Bowman, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• M. Chartiet, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• C. K. Gelbke, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• W. G. Gong, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• W. C. Hsi, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• Y. D. Kim, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• M. A. Lisa, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• W. G. Lynch, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• Graham F. Peaslee, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State UniversityFollow
• C. Schwarz, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• R. T. de Souza, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• M. B. Tsang, National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University
• F. Zhu

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2-1995

Publication Source

Physics Letters B

Volume Number

361

Issue Number

1

First Page

25

Last Page

30

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Multifragmentation for 129Xe-induced reactions on several targets (natCu, 89Y, 165Ho, 197Au) has been studied at . The probability of emitting n intermediate mass fragments is shown to be binomial at each transversal energy and reducible to an elementary binary probability p. For each target and at each bombarding energy, p shows a thermal behavior as demonstrated by linear Arrhenius plots. A nearly universal linear Arrhenius plot is observed at each bombarding energy, independent of target. The sensitivity of p to the Zthreshold points to its physical significance and rules out auto-correlation effects.

Recommended Citation

Published in: Physics Letters B, Volume 361, Issue 1, November 2, 1995, pages 25-30. Copyright © 1995 Elsevier.