# Characterization of fragment emission in ^{20}Ne (7 - 10 MeV/nucleon) + ^{12}C reactions

## TL;DR

This study measures the energy distributions of complex fragments emitted from ^{20}Ne + ^{12}C reactions at 145-200 MeV, revealing fully equilibrated emission and signs of orbiting-like processes at these energies.

## Contribution

It provides detailed experimental data on fragment emission in ^{20}Ne + ^{12}C reactions and identifies orbiting phenomena at intermediate energies.

## Key findings

- Damped fragment yields indicate fully equilibrated emission.
- Enhanced yields of certain fragments suggest orbiting-like processes.
- Comparison with statistical models shows some discrepancies.

## Abstract

The inclusive energy distributions of the complex fragments (3 $\leq$ Z $\leq$ 7) emitted from the bombardment of ^{12}C by ^{20}Ne beams with incident energies between 145 and 200 MeV have been measured in the angular range 10$^{o} \leq \theta_{lab} \leq$ 50^{o}. Damped fragment yields in all the cases have been found to be the characteristic of emission from fully energy equilibrated composites. The binary fragment yields are compared with the standard statistical model predictions. Enhanced yields of entrance channel fragments (5 $\leq$ Z $\leq$ 7) indicate the survival of orbiting-like process in ^{20}Ne + ^{12}C system at these energies.