Multifragment emission following ${}^{129}\mathrm{Xe}{+}^{197}\mathrm{Au}$ collisions at $30A,$ $40A,$ $50A,$ and $60A\hspace{0.5em}\mathrm{MeV}$ has been studied with multidetector systems covering nearly $4\pi$ in solid angle. The correlations of both the intermediate mass fragment and light charged particle multiplicities with the transverse energy are explored. A comparison is made with results from a similar system ${}^{136}\mathrm{Xe}{+}^{209}\mathrm{Bi}$ at $28A\hspace{0.5em}\mathrm{MeV}.$ The experimental trends are compared to statistical model predictions.

• Received 1 July 1999

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.60.054617