Pionic Fusion of Heavy Ions

D. Horn; G. C. Ball; D. R. Bowman; B. G. Davies; D. Fox; A. Galindo-Uribarri; A. C. Hayes; G. Savard; L. Beaulieu; Y. Larochelle; C. St-Pierre

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.2408

Pionic Fusion of Heavy Ions

D. Horn
, G. C. Ball
, D. R. Bowman
, B. G. Davies
, D. Fox
, A. Galindo-Uribarri
, A. C. Hayes
, G. Savard
, L. Beaulieu
, Y. Larochelle
, C. St-Pierre

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Abstract

We report the first experimental observation of the pionic fusion of two heavy ions. The ¹²C\(¹²C,²⁴Mg\)Π⁰ and ¹²C\(¹²C,²⁴Na\)Π⁺ cross sections have been measured to be 208+/-38 and 182+/-84 pb, respectively, at E_cm = 137 MeV. This cross section for heavy-ion pion production, at an energy just 6 MeV above the absolute energy-conservation limit, constrains possible production mechanisms to incorporate the kinetic energy of the entire projectile-target system as well as the binding energy gained in fusion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2408-2411
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	77
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.2408
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

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