Interaction of <Superscript>12</Superscript>C ions with nuclei of enriched tin isotopes at an energy of 2.2 GeV per nucleon

The formation cross sections for about 110 products of interaction between a ¹²C ion beam of energy 2.2 GeV per nucleon and tin targets from the isotopes ^{112,118,120,124}Sn were calculated. Massyield and charge distributions were obtained for ^112,118,124Sn targets. An analysis of these charge distributions reveals that the positions of their maxima, Z _p , are different for targets having different nucleon compositions. The formation cross sections for neutron-rich products originating from neutron-rich targets are found to increase in all product-mass regions considered in our study. Mass distributions are compared for proton-, deuteron- and ion-nucleus reactions.     

Reaction cross section measurements of the neutron-rich isotopes8,9,11Li at 80 MeV/nucleon

Total interaction cross sections have been measured for⁸Li on C and Pb targets, for⁹Li on C, Al, Cu, Sn and Pb targets as well as for¹¹Li on C, Sn and Pb targets. For each beam, we also used a plastic scintillator as target. The measurements with the scintillator targets are used to extract reduced nuclear radii of the lithium isotopes. These radii are then used for the calculation of the nuclear part of the total cross section for the other targets. The total electromagnetic-dissociation (EMD) cross sections have been deduced and are compared to different models. A strong target-charge-dependent EMD cross section is measured for¹¹Li reaching 2.96 _–0.82 ^+0.84 b for the Pb target. In the⁹Li case, a large EMD cross section for high-Z targets has been observed which amounts to 0.75 ± 0.45 b for the Pb target. The EMD cross sections of both,⁹Li and¹¹Li, may be understood by the giantdipole-resonance model.This work forms part of the PhD Thesis of B. Blank     

Application of snow nanograin targets for the generation of fast ions in femtosecond laser plasma

We have measured the energy of the directed motion of multiply charged ions produced when solid targets are exposed to low-contrast (10^?3–10^?2) femtosecond laser pulses with intensities 10¹⁵–10¹⁶ W cm^?2. The measurements are based on the recording of spatially resolved X-ray spectra for H-and He-like oxygen ions in the target plane. Analysis of the He_β and Ly_α line profiles has revealed fractions of accelerated ions in plasma with energies from several to several tens of kiloelectronvolts. We show that using a layer of frozen nanometer-size water droplets as the targets leads to an effective absorption of laser pulses and a twofold rise in the energy (to 0.1 MeV) of He-like oxygen ions compared to the use of solid targets.     

Observation of nuclear molecular resonances through the (16O, α) reaction on light nuclei

Spectra of the (¹⁶O, α) reaction induced by a 145 MeV beam at forward angles are measured on ¹²C, ¹³C, ¹⁴N, ¹⁶O, and ²⁰Ne targets. Prominent broad peaks are seen for ¹²C, ¹⁶O, and ²⁰Ne targets, but not for ¹³C and ¹⁴N. A direct ¹²C transfer to molecular states is suggested.     

Evidence for a K<Superscript>π</Superscript> = 1/2<Superscript>+</Superscript> isomer in neutron-rich <Superscript>185</Superscript>Ta

In this paper we present for the first time the measured delayed neutron (DN) yields and time spectra from high-energy protons interacting with thick ^natPb targets. The 1GeV protons from the accelerator impinged on targets of different thicknesses producing a huge number of spallation-fission products, some of which can be DN precursors. After the beam is switched off, the DNs were detected with optimized ³He counter. The production yields of light DN precursors as ¹⁷N and “usual” fission products as ⁸⁷Br and ⁸⁸Br, which dominate the total DN activity, are obtained both for thin and thick targets. These new data are of great interest for the new generation high-power spallation targets based on liquid-metal technologies. Our findings also should help to constrain the physics models within the simulations codes.     

Electron impact single ionization of mono- and di-positive ions

The electron impact ionization cross-sections of mono- and di-positive ionic targets are calculated using a second version of the modified binary-encounter-dipole (MBED) model, previously reported [M A Uddinet al, J. Phys. B37, 1909 (2004)]. The present version differs from the previous one in the scale factor of the Burgess denominator and is applicable to targets with chargesq = 1 and 2. The MBED in the present form is found to work well for 11 ionic targets ranging from Be⁺ to K⁺ and complements its previous version valid for targets withq s> 2     

Elastic and inelastic scattering of 79.5 MeV 11B and 87.5 MeV 10B ions

The elastic scattering of 79.5 MeV ¹¹B ions has been studied for seven targets ranging in mass from ²⁴Mg to ¹⁹⁷Au and of 87.5 MeV ¹⁰B ions for three of these targets (^{24, 25}Mg, ⁶⁰Ni). Angular distributions were measured from ~10° c.m. in steps of 0.5°, to angles beyond 40° c.m. where the elastic cross sections are ? 10^?3 of the Rutherford values (except for ¹⁹⁷Au). Inelastic data for exciting the lowest 2⁺ states of ^24,26Mg and ⁶⁰Ni were also obtained. Important odd-A-even-A differences are observed in the ¹¹B elastic angular distributions for the Mg and Al targets; for ¹⁰B scattering these are obscured by projectile quadrupole moment effects on the elastic scattering. The elastic data were analyzed using the optical model with potentials of both Woods-Saxon and double-folding form. The data for both ¹⁰B and ¹¹B are consistent with the potential obtained in the folding model with the M3Y interaction without renormalization. The inelastic data were analyzed by the distorted-waves method.     

The energy dependence of 6Li optical potentials

The energy dependence of ⁶Li optical potentials for elastic scattering from ²⁸Si, ⁴⁰Ca, ⁵⁸Ni, ⁹⁰Zr and ²⁰⁸Pb targets has been investigated by simultaneously fitting several data sets over a wide energy range. Both Saxon-Woods and double-folded real potentials have been used. In general, there is no requirement for energy dependence in either the real or imaginary potential for any of these targets, whether Saxon-Woods or folded real potentials are used. The main exception is ²⁸Si when energy dependence is required to simultaneously fit low-energy data and high-energy rainbow scattering with folded potentials. The degree to which the potentials are determined is discussed.     

Charge-changing cross sections of the neutron-rich isotopes8,9,11Li

Total charge-changing cross sections have been measured for⁸Li on C and Pb targets, for⁹Li on C, Al, Cu, Sn and Pb targets, as well as for¹¹Li on C, Sn and Pb targets at about 80 MeV/nucleon. These data are compared to measured total reaction cross sections and Glauber-type calculations using Hartree-Fock density distributions. These comparisons allow to draw conclusions on the proton density distribution of the neutronrich lithium isotopes. The results show that even for the most exotic nucleus¹¹Li the proton distribution is only very weakly influenced by the long tail in the neutron density distribution already established in several experiments.     

A benchmark study on uncertainty of ALICE ASH 1.0, TALYS 1.0 and MCNPX 2.6 codes to estimate production yield of accelerator-based radioisotopes

Radioisotopes find very important applications in various sectors of economic significance and their production is an important activity of many national programmes. Some deterministic codes such as ALICE ASH 1.0 and TALYS 1.0 are extensively used to calculate the yield of a radioisotope via numerical integral over the calculated cross-sections. MCNPX 2.6 stochastic code is more interesting among the other Monte Carlo-based computational codes for accessibility of different intranuclear cascade physical models to calculate the yield using experiment-based cross-sections. A benchmark study has been proposed to determine the codes’ uncertainty in such calculations. ¹⁰⁹Cd, ⁸⁶Y and ⁸⁵Sr production yields by proton irradiation of silver, rubidium chloride and strontium carbonate targets are studied. ¹⁰⁹Cd, ⁸⁶Y and ⁸⁵Sr cross-sections are calculated using ALICE ASH 1.0 and TALYS 1.0 codes. The evaluated yields are compared with the experimental yields. The targets are modelled using MCNPX 2.6 code. The production yields are calculated using the available physical models of the code. The study shows acceptable relative discrepancies between theoretical and experimental results. Minimum relative discrepancy between experimental and theoretical yields is achievable using ISABEL intranuclear model in most of the targets simulated by MCNPX 2.6. The stochastic code utilization can be suggested for calculating ¹⁰⁹Cd, ⁸⁶Y and ⁸⁵Sr production yields. It results in more valid data than TALYS 1.0 and ALICE ASH 1.0 in noticeably less average relative discrepancies.     

The study of the nuclear reactions for the production of antimony isotopes

Nuclear reactions using proton beams and tin targets are studied in order to obtain antimony radionuclides. A new target system that includes on-line monitoring of target heating is used. To determine the parameters of proton beams, experimental studies on nuclear reactions are performed using Ti, Cu and stainless steel targets. Using modern model approximations, cross sections are determined for the formation of radionuclides ¹¹⁹Sb and ¹¹⁷Sb in the investigated nuclear reactions.     

Production of light nuclei in the reactions of protons with separated tin isotopes

The cross sections for the production of ⁷Be, ²²Na, ²⁴Na, ²⁸Mg, ³⁸S, ³⁸Cl, and ³⁹Cl nuclei from ¹¹²Sn, ¹¹⁸Sn, ¹²⁰Sn, and ¹²⁴Sn targets irradiated with 0.6-, 1.0-, and 8.1-GeV protons were measured by the method of induced activity. In analyzing resulting data, it was established that the above nuclei are produced in the fragmentation process and that the reaction cross section is a power-law function of the mass and charge numbers of fragmentation products. A strong dependence of the reaction cross section on the nucleonic composition of the targets and of the products is observed. The measured cross sections, together with data available in the literature, are discussed within various assumptions.     

The total charge-changing cross sections and the partial cross sections of 56Fe fragmentation on Al,C and CH2 targets

The total charge-changing cross sections and the partial cross sections of ⁵⁶Fe fragmentation on polyethylene, carbon and aluminum targets at the highest energy of 496 A MeV are investigated using CR-39 plastic nuclear track detector. The total charge-changing cross-section for hydrogen target is calculated based on the results of polyethylene and carbon targets. It is found that the total charge-changing cross sections for fragmentation of ⁵⁶Fe on hydrogen, carbon and aluminum targets are independent on the beam energy in our studied energies, and are consistent with the predictions of Bradt–Peter semi-empirical formula, Nilsen parameterized formula, NUCFRG2 and QMSFRG theoretical simulation codes. The partial cross sections for projectile fragment production are independent on beam energy in our studied energies for each targets and do not show a significant even-odd effect.     

Estimates of electron-positron pair production in the interaction of high-power laser radiation with high-Z targets

Electron-positron production processes occurring in the interaction of 10¹⁸–10²⁰ W/cm² laser radiation with high-Z targets are examined. Computational results are presented for the pair production and the positron yield from the target with allowance for the contribution of pair production processes due to electrons and bremsstrahlung photons. Monte Carlo simulations using the PRIZMA code confirm the estimates obtained. The possible positron yield from high-Z targets irradiated with 10²–10³ TW laser radiation is estimated to be 10⁹–10¹¹. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 67, No. 4, 239–244 (25 February 1998)     

Total interaction and proton-removal cross-section measurements for the proton-rich isotopes 7Be, 8B,and 9C

In an experiment performed at the FRS of GSI, we measured total interaction cross sections for ⁷Be, ⁸B, and ⁹C, one-proton-removal cross sections for ⁸B and ⁹C as well as two-proton-removal cross sections for ⁹C on targets ranging from carbon to lead at an energy of 285 MeV/nucleon. In addition, we performed measurements at 142 MeV/nucleon for ⁸B. The experimental results are compared to different calculations. Glauber-type calculations with different model·density distributions show that, down to incident energies of about 50 MeV/nucleon, total interaction cross-section measurements with light targets are not sensitive to an extended proton distribution in ⁸B. However, at lower incident energies, a tail in the proton density distribution is needed to explain the total interaction cross sections. Total interaction cross-section measurements with high-Z targets in the present experiment show a significant increase of the cross sections due to low-lying electromagnetic strength.     

Probing the structure of exotic nuclei by transfer reactions

Low energy single nucleon transfer reactions are proposed as a tool to investigate the structure of nuclei far off stability. Experimental concepts and conditions are discussed, in particular high resolution γ-ray spectroscopy after single nucleon pickup reactions. Nuclear structure is described by Skyrme Hartree-Fock calculations including pairing. As representative examples, binding energies, radii and wave functions for Mg and Sn isotopes are calculated. In the neutron deficient Mg isotopes a proton skin is found. At the neutron driplines the Mg and Sn isotopes develop extended neutron skins. The nuclear structure results are used in DWBA and EFR-DWBA transfer calculations. Single nucleon transfer reactions of ^32,36Mg and exotic Sn beams on targets ranging from ²H to ²⁴Mg in inverse kinematics are explored. The one-nucleon transfer cross sections decrease strongly for high-Z targets. An impact parameter analysis shows that the transfer process is selective on the tails of the wave functions. The largest cross sections are obtained for ²H and ⁹Be targets at incident energies of E _lab = 2-5 MeV/u. The energy-momentum dependence is closely related to the special properties of wave functions of weakly bound states. Two-neutron (p,t) stripping reactions are studied for a ⁶He projectile. A strong competition of sequential and direct processes is found at low energies. Received: 1 October 1997 / Revised version: 25 November 1997     

Evaporation residue excitation functions for 35Cl induced reactions of 112, 120Sn and 141Pr

Evaporation residue excitation functions have been measured for ³⁵Cl ions up to 170 MeV (lab) on targets of ^{112, 120}Sn and ¹⁴¹Pr. These values are combined with previously reported fission excitation functions to give fusion excitation functions. Classical analysis of these results yield fusion barriers and fusion radii. Earlier results are confirmed: as the target atomic number increases the required density penetration at the fusion barrier increases. The percentage of the reaction cross section undergoing fusion monotonically decreases as the targets go from ²⁷Al to ¹⁴¹Pr. The nuclear contribution to the fusion barrier deduced from these measurements is compared with several model predictions and is found to be in satisfactory agreement with the models due to Bass and Krappe and Nix.     

The A dependence of fast-particle spectra in π +, K +, and p interactions with Al and Au targets at 250 GeV/c

The A dependence of charged-particle spectra in π ⁺, K ⁺, and p interactions with Al and Au targets at 250 GeV/c are presented and compared to predictions of the Quark-Gluon String Model (QGSM). It is shown that the A dependence of invariant inclusive charged-particle spectra on the Feynman variable x is very weak between Al and Au targets. The QGSM shows a larger difference between fast-particle spectra for both Al and Au targets and different beam particles. The QGSM prediction for the leading-particle spectrum over an energy range from 250 GeV to 10 TeV in pAu(Pb) reactions is in a reasonable agreement with the results of NA22 data and a cosmic-ray experiment.     

Emission of α-particles in deep inelastic reactions induced by 148 MeV 14N

Energy and angular correlations between α-particles and heavy ejectiles have been measured for 148 MeV ¹⁴N incident on ¹²C, ²⁷Al and ⁵⁸Ni targets. The coincidence cross sections for ejectiles with Z < 6 may be parametrised as a product of singles cross sections for the detection of α-particles and heavy ions. For ²⁷Al and ⁵⁸Ni targets, this indicates that the α-particles are emitted at an early stage of the reaction prior to the formation of the deep inelastic fragments. For the ¹²C target, however, kinematic effects are found to dominate the observed correlations. For $\text{Z ≧ 6}$ ejectiles the observed correlations appear consistent with the emission of α-particles from the recoiling nucleus produed in the reaction.     

Cold multi-nucleon transfer between heavy nuclei and the synthesis of new elements

Experimental results of multi-nucleon transfer reactions on very heavy targets (²⁰⁸Pb,²³⁵U,²⁴⁸Cm) are analysed with respect to their properties as cold quasielastic reactions. Optimum conditions for quasi-elastic transfer are discussed for the production of very heavy elements.