Article
Transverse collective motion in intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions
Physical Review C
(1989)
Abstract
Light charged fragments from the reactions 40Ar+51V at 35 MeV/nucleon and 12C+12C at 50 MeV/nucleon have been measured with a 4π array. Transverse collective motion is observed for all fragment types and increases in strength for the heavier fragments. The transverse momentum is qualitatively similar for the different impact parameters selected by the midrapidity charge. The global transverse momentum analysis includes corrections for correlations due to momentum conservation. The results are compared to those at higher energies to investigate whether the same or a new reaction phenomenon produces the collective motion. We outline some implications for the extraction of thermodynamic information from the kinetic energy of emitted fragments.
Publication Date
December, 1989
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevC.40.2592
Publisher Statement
Copyright 1989 American Physical Society. Posted with permission.
Citation Information
Craig Ogilvie, D. A. Cebra, J. Clayton, P. Danielewicz, et al.. "Transverse collective motion in intermediate-energy heavy-ion collisions" Physical Review C Vol. 40 (1989) p. 2592 - 2599 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/craig-ogilvie/24/