Experimental study of fragmentation products in the reactions 112Sn + 112Sn and 124Sn + 124Sn at 1 AGeV

TL;DR

This study measures production cross-sections and velocity distributions of projectile-like residues in tin-tin collisions at 1 AGeV, providing detailed insights into fragmentation processes and differences between isotopic reactions.

Contribution

It offers new experimental data on residue production and velocity profiles for 112Sn + 112Sn and 124Sn + 124Sn reactions at high energy, enhancing understanding of nuclear fragmentation.

Findings

Velocity distributions characterized for residues with Z ≥ 10.

Cross-sections compared between the two tin isotopic reactions.

Differences observed in residue production between the two reactions.

Abstract

Production cross-sections and longitudinal velocity distributions of the projectile-like residues produced in the reactions 112Sn + 112Sn and 124Sn + 124Sn both at an incident beam energy of 1 AGeV were measured with the high-resolution magnetic spectrometer, the Fragment Separator (FRS) of GSI. For both reactions the characteristics of the velocity distributions and nuclide production cross sections were determined for residues with atomic number Z $\geq$ 10. A comparison of the results of the two reactions is presented.