Impact parameter and energy dependence of observables in intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions

M. Betty Tsang, George F. Bertsch, William G. Lynch, and Mitsuru Tohyama
Phys. Rev. C 40, 1685 – Published 1 October 1989
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Abstract

The dependence of various measurable properties of heavy-ion collisions is calculated with the Boltzmann equation, in an attempt to find the best observables to determine the impact parameter in a collision. The observables considered are multiplicity of fast nucleons longitudinal momentum transfer, angular momentum transfer, projectile mass loss, and projectile energy loss. Systems studied in detail include the N14+154Sm reaction at E/A=35 MeV, the Ar40+197Au reaction at E/A=60 MeV, and the O16+197Au reaction at E/A=90 MeV where some experiments have been performed with reaction filters. The energy and impact parameter dependence of nucleon multiplicity distributions have also been studied for the mass symmetric Ar40+40Ar and asymmetric O16+197Au systems at energies ranging from E/A=35 to 400 MeV. These calculations suggest that the mean multiplicity of fast nucleons and the linear momentum transferred to the target residue are relatively insensitive to the impact parameter at small impact parameters and incident energies below E/A≤60 MeV. These nucleon multiplicity distributions become more sensitive to impact parameters with increasing incident energy and may provide rather accurate impact parameter information for incident energies as large as E/A≊90 MeV.

  • Received 24 March 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.40.1685

©1989 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

M. Betty Tsang, George F. Bertsch, William G. Lynch, and Mitsuru Tohyama

  • National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824

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Vol. 40, Iss. 4 — October 1989

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