High Energy Gamma Ray Production from Proton Induced Reactions on D, C, Zn, Pb at Incident Energies of 104, 145, and 195 MeV

This research was sponsored by the National Science Foundation Grant NSF PHY-931478

The Transition from Complete to Incomplete Fusion in Asymmetric Heavy Ion Reactions

Complex fragments with atomic numbers between those of the target and the projectile have been detected from the reactions of 26 and 31 MeV/nucleon Xe129+C, Al, Ti, and Cu. Angular distributions, cross sections, and velocity spectra of these fragments were extracted from the inclusive data. The velocity of the emitting source and Z-total distributions were reconstructed from the twofold coincidence data. These results are used to characterize the emission source of the complex fragments. The results are compared to a geometric incomplete fusion model calculation. Agreement between the model and the data is good