Projectile fragmentation of silicon ions at 490 A MeV

Fragmentation cross sections are essential input parameters for propagation calculations which describe the effect of shielding against cosmic ray heavy nuclei by the walls of spacecraft or planetary habitat. Cross sections for the breakup of different elements are needed for different types of target material and for a wide range of energy.

For this purpose, we have extended our studies of projectile fragmentation. By using stacks containing CR-39 track detectors and targets ranging from CH₂ to Pb we have measured total and elemental fragmentation cross sections for fragments with charges Z_F>5, for silicon projectiles with energies of 490 AMeV. These new data sets allow us to improve our knowledge about the target and energy dependence of fragmentation cross sections.     

Projectile fragment emission in the fragmentation of 56Fe on C,Al and CH2 targets at 471 A MeV

The emission angle and the transverse momentum distributions of projectile fragments produced in the fragmentation of 56Fe on CHs, C and A1 targets at 471 A MeV are measured. It is found that for the same target, the average value and width of the angular distribution decrease with an increase of the projectile fragment charge; for the same projectile fragment, the average value of the distribution increases and the width of the distribution decreases with increasing the target charge number. The transverse momentum distribution of a projectile fragment can be explained by a single Gaussian distribution and the averaged transverse momentum per nucleon decreases with the increase of the charge of projectile fragment. The cumulated squared transverse momentum distribution of a projectile fragment can be explained well by a single Rayleigh distribution. The temperature parameter of the emission source of the projectile fragment, calculated from the cumulated squared transverse momentum distribution, decreases with the increase of the size of the projectile fragment.     

Projectile fragmentation of O and S at 3.65 GeV/n on several targets

We investigate the charge changing collisions for ¹⁶O and ³²S beams at 3.65 GeV/n on several targets, by using Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTD). Track measurements were performed by an automatic measurement system. We determined the total charge changing cross sections and the elemental cross sections for the production of fragments of charge 9 ≤ Z ≤ 14. Comparison with theoretical models as well as with experimental data are given.     

Isotopic production cross sections of fragmentation residues produced by 18O ions on a carbon target near 260 MeV/nucleon

The isotopic cross sections of residual nuclei produced in fragmentation reactions of ¹⁸O projectiles impinging on a carbon target at energies near 260 MeV/nucleon were measured at the HIRFL facility in Lanzhou (China). A full identification of atomic and mass numbers of fragments was achieved from the determination of their magnetic rigidity, energy loss, and time of flight. The production cross sections for a dozen of nitrogen, carbon, and boron isotopes were determined with uncertainties below 30% for most of the cases. The obtained cross sections for N and B isotopes show a rather good agreement with previous experimental data obtained with different projectile energies. The cross sections for some C isotopes seem to exhibit a dependence on the projectile energy. A comparison of the data and several theoretical model calculations are presented.     

Projectile fragment emission in the fragmentation of ~(56)Fe on C,Al and CH_2 targets at 471 A MeV

The emission angle and the transverse momentum distributions of projectile fragments produced in the fragmentation of ⁵⁶Fe on CH₂, C and Al targets at 471 A MeV are measured. It is found that for the same target, the average value and width of the angular distribution decrease with an increase of the projectile fragment charge; for the same projectile fragment, the average value of the distribution increases and the width of the distribution decreases with increasing the target charge number. The transverse momentum distribution of a projectile fragment can be explained by a single Gaussian distribution and the averaged transverse momentum per nucleon decreases with the increase of the charge of projectile fragment. The cumulated squared transverse momentum distribution of a projectile fragment can be explained well by a single Rayleigh distribution. The temperature parameter of the emission source of the projectile fragment, calculated from the cumulated squared transverse momentum distribution, decreases with the increase of the size of the projectile fragment.     

中高能28Si碎裂截面研究进展

介绍了利用CR-39探测器对28Si与不同靶作用的电荷变化总截面和分截面的研究进展,给出723AMeV 28Si与碳靶作用电荷变化总截面和分截面的最新实验结果。对28Si与靶核反应电荷变化总截面和分截面与束流能量和靶核质量的关系进行了讨论,发现束流能量大于200 AMeV时,中高能28Si与不同靶核反应电荷变化总截面与束流能量无关,分截面表现出明显的奇偶效应,且随靶核质量数的增加而增加。In this paper, the development of the total and partial charge changing cross sections of 28Si ions beam in different targets using the CR-39 detectors are reviewed. The newest experimental results of the total and partial charge changing cross sections of 28Si in carbon target at 723 AMeV are presented. The dependence of the target mass and the cross sections of 28Si including the total and the partial charge changing cross sections are discussed. It is found that the total charge changing cross sections of 28Si are independent of the energy when the energy of the ions beam is greater than 200 AMeV. The partial charge changing cross sections show an obviously odd-even effect, and increase with the increasing of the mass number of the target.     

Fragmentation of stable and neutron-rich 12-16C into boron fragments at approximately 240 MeV/nucleon

The elemental fragmentation cross sections of boron fragments produced by stable and neutron-rich^12-16C beams with a carbon target were systematically measured at an incident beam energy of approximately 240 MeV/nucleon.The measured cross sections were found to increase as the projectile mass number increases.The observed feature is explained qualitatively based on the abrasion-ablation two-stage reaction model and is compared quantitatively with predictions from various reaction models,including empirical and statistical models.All models agree with the measured cross sections within a factor of 2.     

Nuclear fragmentation processes in the 20Ne + 27Al system at 30 MeV/A

Inclusive energy spectra and angular distributions of Z ≦ 9 fragments from the Ne + AI reaction have been measured at 30 MeV/A. The spectra present three components. The high-energy component has a reduced momentum width σ₀ of approximately 65 MeV/c, which is lower than the values observed in reactions induced by relativistic heavy ions. Conversely, for the low-energy component, the results are rather similar to high-energy heavy-ion data.     

The reaction 16O(6Li,d)20Ne at 75 MeV

The angular distributions of the reaction ¹⁶O(⁶Li, d)²⁰Ne at 75 MeV for transitions to members of the ground state band are well fitted by exact finite-range DWBA calculations assuming a direct α-cluster transfer and yield spectroscopic factors in good agreement with shell-model predictions.     

The fragmentation of 20Ne at 400 A MeV

The total charge-changing cross sections and partial cross sections for the production of projectile fragments are measured in the interactions of 400 A MeV ²⁰Ne with aluminum, carbon and polyethylene targets sandwiched with CR-39 plastic nuclear track detectors. The measured total charge-changing cross sections are compared with the predictions using the Bradt-Peters semi-empirical formula, and the NUCFRAG2 and PHITS models. It is shown that the measured experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical model prediction and other experimental results, and it can be clearly seen that the partial cross sections for fragment production show obvious odd-even effects.     

Classical-equations-of-motion calculations of multiplicities for high-energy collisions of 20Ne+20Ne

Nucleon multiplicity distributions have been obtained as a function of impact parameter b for ²⁰Ne + ²⁰Ne at a laboratory energy of 800 MeV/nucleon with classical-equations-of-motion calculations. The average multiplicity decreases-quite rapidly with b, but there is a quite wide spread of multiplicities for a given b. This indicates, at least for equal-mass, light nuclei, that the multiplicity can only determine the impact parameter with rather poor resolution.     

高能铁离子在水介质中核反应过程所导致的能量沉积

在银河宇宙射线中,400MeV/nucleon的铁离子通量相对来讲是较高的,400MeV/nucleon的铁离子对空间辐射引起的损伤和辐射剂量有重要的贡献.本文以Geant4为基础,对400MeV/nucleon Fe离子与物质相互作用后通过核反应过程产生的次级碎片进行模拟分析.对铁离子在水中产生的能量沉积和铁离子与水介质发生核反应后产生的次级碎片的能量沉积进行了模拟研究,得到了通过核反应过程产生次级粒子所导致的剂量贡献. 关键词： 能量沉积 剂量 碎片     

Three particle reactions observed from 10Ne + 12C at 160 MeV

Coincidences between light particles (Z ? 4) and heavy ions (A ? 9) have been measured for the ²⁰Ne + ¹²C reaction at $\text{E}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>lab</mtext>}}\text{(}{}^{20}\text{Ne}\text{) = 160}\text{MeV}$. α, ¹⁶O events from the ¹²C(²⁰Ne, α¹⁶O)¹²C reaction and α, ²⁰Ne events from ¹²C(²⁰Ne, α²⁰Ne)⁸Be have been found. Energy distributions and angular correlations of these events are consistent with α-decay from the intermediate nuclei ²⁰Ne and ²⁴Mg formed by inelastic scattering and α-transfer in a first reaction step.     

Study of 20Ne(3He,n)22Mg at 3He energies between 2.6 and 4.0 MeV

The ²⁰Ne(³He, n) reaction leading to the ground state of ²²Mg has been investigated in the ³He⁺ energy range of 2.6 to 4.0 MeV. Angular distributions were determined with a neutron time-of-flight spectrometer at average incident energies (lab) of 3.27, 3.69, and 4.01 MeV between 0° and 120° (lab). Excitation functions for the energy region were measured at 0° and 80° (lab). The observed differential cross sections are explained by coherent contributions from direct interaction and compound-nucleus formation. A spectroscopic factor was extracted for the DWBA calculation from the absolute cross-section measurements and found to be $\text{? = 0.43±0.21}$. Resonances in the compound-nucleus formation were found at 3.00 and 3.33 MeV (c.m.) with widths of 0.28 and 0.21 MeV and spins of $\text{5}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{+}}\text{and}\text{1}\text{2}{}^{\mathrm{?}}$, respectively.     

Large-angle elastic scattering of α-particles from 20Ne and 22Ne

Resonances observed in the 177° (lab) excitation function of α-particles scattered elastically from ²⁰Ne are investigated in terms of a single Regge pole. The position of the pole in the complex angular momentum plane is determined from angular distributions measured at incident α-particle energies of 25.8 and 27.0 MeV, at which energy values prominent maxima were observed in the excitation function and the pole contribution to these angular distributions is therefore expected to be a maximum. The complete trajectory of the pole over the energy region investigated (24.6 to 31.7 MeV) is obtained by means of extrapolation. The pole trajectory across the surface absorption region of the target nucleus clearly shows the reason for the occurrence of only three large resonances in this energy region, the remaining resonances being attenuated considerably. An angular distribution obtained for ²²Ne(α, α)²²Ne at an incident energy of 27.0 MeV also indicates the presence of the Regge pole found for ²⁰Ne at the same energy, even though its strength is severely reduced due to the isotopic dependence effect.     

A study of the 18O(6Li,d)22Ne reaction at 32 MeV

Results from a study of the ¹⁸O(⁶Li, d)²²Ne reaction at a ⁶Li energy of 32 MeV are reported. The L-dependence of the shapes of the measured angular distributions provide a check on recent J^π assignments for some of the high-lying levels in ²²Ne. A finite range distorted wave analysis assuming a direct cluster transfer has been used to extract from the data α-particle spectroscopic strengths for most of the natural parity levels populated below 8 MeV of excitation. These strengths are compared with theoretical predictions for those few states for which a definite correspondence can be made between the calculated and experimental levels of ²²Ne. For transitions to the members of the ground-state band, the observed strengths disagree with the predictions. This disagreement has also been observed in the ¹⁶O(⁶Li, d) reaction and its cause is not understood. It is in marked contrast with the good agreement found for (⁶Li, d) reactions on targets of mass 20 ≦ A ≦ 24.     

The 12C(9Be,n)20Ne reaction

A study of the ¹²C(⁹Be, n)²⁰Ne reaction has been carried out at bombarding energies of 16 and 24 MeV. The spectra at both incident energies are dominated by a consistent set of levels between an excitation energy of 7.3 ± 0.4 and 15.7 ± 0.3 MeV. The rotational band based on the K^π = 0₃⁺ state appears to be strongly populated. Based on this selectivity, additional evidence is provided in favor of identification of the 8⁺ state at 15.9 MeV with this 0₃⁺ band. Angular distributions measured at the higher bombarding energy are compared with statistical compound-nuclear calculations. It appears that a non-statistical mechanism is responsible for the reaction's selective population of states with 8p-4h configuration. Such a mechanism, involving the preferential breakup of the ⁹Be into ⁸Be plus a neutron, is discussed.     

The 20Ne(12C,p)31P, 20Ne(12C,d)30P and 20Ne(12C, α)28Si reactions in the region of the coulomb barrier

The excitation functions of the ²⁰Ne(¹²C, p)³¹P, ²⁰Ne(¹²C, d)³⁰P. and ²⁰Ne(¹²C, α)²⁸ Si reactions were measured at bombarding energies between 6.9 and 16.9 MeV (c.m.) by steps of 156 keV, at an average lab angle of 2.82°. The average coherence width of states in the compound nucleus, ³²S, populated in the reactions was deduced through the analysis of the fluctuations in the measured excitation functions. The result agrees with the average compound nucleus width predicted by the Hauser-Feshbach expression. The fluctuation analysis shows that these reactions proceed mainly through the formation of a compound nucleus. A cross correlation analysis revealed that the fluctuations in the different excitation functions are statistically independent and that there is no evidence of intermediate structure resonances.