Angular momentum transfer and alignment for 208Pb- and 197Au-induced reactions

During the last several years, the magnitude and alignment of the angular momentum transferred into intrinsic spin during a deep-inelastic collision has been studied utilizing continuum γ-ray techniques. Near-symmetric systems with total masses in the range of A/sub p/ + A/sub T/ = 273-341 have been investigated. In the present work, the authors extend these studies to heavier systems with total masses for A/sub p/ + A/sub T/ = 362-416. To keep the total angular momentum of the dinuclear system similar to that of previous studies and to reduce the tendency of the heavier nuclei to undergo sequential fission, bombarding energies of approx.7.5 MeV/nucleon were employed