Observation of multiprong events in the interaction of 8.5 MeV/u Pb208 with Pb (natural)

✍ Scribed by M. Ahmed; H.A. Khan; N.A. Khan; M.A. Chaudri

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1993
• Weight: 204 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0969-8078
• DOI: 10.1016/0969-8078(93)90123-l

✦ Synopsis

Using mica as nuclear track detector, we have studied the interaction of 8.5 Mev/u 208pb ions with natural lead target. We have carefully looked at the characteristics of tracks formed in mica by frequency distributions of track lengths and angles, in the case of two and three body channels. The partial cross-sections for different multibody channels are calculated and the total reaction cross-sections are estimated. These values have been compared with the theoretical predictions based on the systematics of nuclear radii.

In the case of binary events, we have isolated the elastic subset by using the criterion of angular correlation valid for elastic scattering. The elastic scattering data was then used to determine the quarter-point angle.