Abstract
Angular correlation distributions have been measured for the break-up of 70 MeV Li into the α + t channel following interaction with C and Sn targets. Large area silicon strip detectors were used to measure efficiently both in-plane and out-of-plane correlations. The yield of the fragments is found to spread over a wider angular range than would be expected for sequential decay of the projectile. These wide-angle yields are considered to arise from a rapid break-up of the projectile in the nuclear field of the target. The strong in-plane yield suggests that the final channel fragments are simply being deflected by the target nucleus rather than by an absorptionre-emission process.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 495-517 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Nuclear Physics A |
Volume | 524 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 18 Mar 1991 |