Azimuthal distributions of fission fragments and ± particles emitted in the reactions Ar36+238U at E/A=20 and 35 MeV and N14+238U at E/A=50 MeV

M. B. Tsang, Y. D. Kim, N. Carlin, Z. Chen, C. K. Gelbke, W. G. Gong, W. G. Lynch, T. Murakami, T. Nayak, R. M. Ronningen, H. M. Xu, F. Zhu, L. G. Sobotka, D. W. Stracener, D. G. Sarantites, Z. Majka, V. Abenante

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Abstract

Azimuthal correlations between coincident fission fragments and ± particles were measured for the reactions Ar36+238U at E/A=20 and 35 MeV and N14+238U at E/A=50 MeV. At all energies, coplanar emission is enhanced. The azimuthal distributions for fission fragments and ± particles are decoupled using a simple parametrization. Both azimuthal distributions are highly anisotropic at lower incident energies; these anisotropies decrease with energy. At the highest incident energies, energetic ± particles emitted at large transverse momenta appear to be more suited than fission fragments to tag the orientation of the entrance channel reaction plane.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)R15-R19
JournalPhysical Review C - Nuclear Physics
Volume42
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1990
Externally publishedYes

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