Decay pathways and entry-state population in reactions on 150Nd

Autor: Chris Fields, P.A. Smith, R.A. Ristinen, D.E. Prull, F.W.N. De Boer, E. Sugarbaker, L.E. Samuelson
Rok vydání: 1981
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Zdroj: Nuclear Physics A. 366:38-60
ISSN: 0375-9474
Popis: Exclusive neutron spectra and angular distributions have been measured by n-γ coincidence techniques for (α, x n γ) and ( 3 He , x n γ) reactions on 150 Nd in the 25–44 MeV range. The results show that pre-equilibrium processes dominate low-energy light-ion induced reactions at certain beam energies. Analysis of the yrast γ-ray cascades in the residual nuclei shows that a well-defined minimum entry-state spin exists in final nuclei populated by pre-equilibrium processes. This in turn implies the existence of a minimum classical impact parameter for these reactions. These results are discussed in terms of phenomenological models of the reaction mechanisms.
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