Published March 1995 | Version v1
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Analysis of the sequential fission observed in collisions of 100Mo + 100Mo and 120Sn + 120Sn around 20 A.MeV

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Events with 2, 3 and 4 heavy fragments (A ≥ 20) detected in the reactions 100Mo + 100Mo at 18.7, 23.7 A.MeV and 120Sn + 120Sn at 18.4 A.MeV were analyzed by means of an improved version of the kinematic coincidence method. The phase-space distributions prove that 3- (and possibly 4-) body events predominantly originate from a two-step mechanism and are compatible with the hypothesis of a binary deep-inelastic interaction followed by the further fissionlike decay of one (or both) of the primary fragments. The characteristics of the fission step - mass asymmetry, relative velocity, in-plane and out-of-plane angles - have been reconstructed for the 3-body events and indications are found that nonequilibrium effects at the end of the deep-inelastic phase may influence the fissionlike decay. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Zeitschrift fuer Physik. A, Hadrons and Nuclei
Journal Volume
351
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 167-186.
ISSN
0939-7922
CODEN
ZPAHEX