DISAPPEARANCE OF FLOW AND ITS RELEVANCE TO NUCLEAR-MATTER PHYSICS

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作者
OGILVIE, CA
BAUER, W
CEBRA, DA
CLAYTON, J
HOWDEN, S
KARN, J
NADASEN, A
VANDERMOLEN, A
WESTFALL, GD
WILSON, WK
WINFIELD, JS
机构
[1] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV, DEPT PHYS & ASTRON, E LANSING, MI 48823 USA
[2] MICHIGAN STATE UNIV, NATL SUPERCONDUCTING CYCLOTRON LAB, E LANSING, MI 48823 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW C | 1990年 / 42卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevC.42.R10
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O57 [原子核物理学、高能物理学];
学科分类号
070202 ;
摘要
Light charged fragments from the reaction Ar40+51V at 35"85 MeV/nucleon in 10 MeV/nucleon steps have been measured with a 4 detector. The observed transverse collective momentum in central collisions decreases monotonically from 45 to 85 MeV/nucleon. The data are interpreted assuming that the attractive mean-field deflects the fragments to negative scattering angles. As the beam energy is raised, the attractive scattering is opposed by the buildup of compressed nuclear matter. A lower limit of 76 MeV/nucleon is placed on the beam energy where the attractive deflection is balanced by the repulsive side-splash mechanism. The results are compared to theoretical predictions and it is demonstrated the predictions are sensitive to two aspects of nuclear matter physics: the in-medium nucleon-nucleon cross section and the nuclear compressibility. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:R10 / R14
页数:5
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