EVIDENCE FOR A NEW REACTION-MECHANISM IN THE BOMBARDMENT OF U-238 WITH 11.5-GEV PROTONS

被引:62
作者
WILKINS, BD
KAUFMAN, SB
STEINBERG, EP
URBON, JA
HENDERSON, DJ
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[1] Chemistry Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.1080
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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The masses and kinetic energies of coincident heavy fragments emitted from a U239 target bombarded with 11.5-GeV protons were measured as a function of the angle between the fragments. Fragments with nearly equal and opposite laboratory momenta are observed with a total mass as low as that of the target and higher kinetic energy than expected from fission, providing evidence for a new reaction mechanism. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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