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Collective flow, multi-fragment emission and azimuthal asymmetries in intermediate energy nucleus-nucleus collisions

  • G. D. Westfall
  • , C. A. Ogilvie
  • , D. A. Cebra
  • , W. K. Wilson
  • , A. Vander Molen
  • , W. Bauer
  • , J. S. Winfield
  • , D. Krofcheck
  • , J. Karn
  • , S. Howden
  • , T. Li
  • , R. Lacey
  • , K. Tyson
  • , M. Cronqvist
  • , A. Nadasen
  • National Science Foundation
  • Michigan State University
  • University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Abstract

Using the MSU 4π Array with the NSCL K1200 Superconducting Cyclotron we have measured an excitation function for 40Ar+51V from 35 to 100 MeV/nucleon. We have observed a minimum in collective flow around 82 MeV/nucleon which marks the transition from attractive to repulsive scattering. Multi-fragment emission is observed to occur sequentially in reactions at 35 MeV/nucleon. As the beam energy is raised, the emission becomes more simultaneous. Using azimuthal asymmetries, we have extracted rotation-like phenomena. This signal for rotation is strong at 35 MeV/nucleon and nearly disappears as the beam energy is raised to 85 MeV/nucleon.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)141-156
Number of pages16
JournalNuclear Physics, Section A
Volume519
Issue number1-2
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 3 1990

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