Abstract
The effects of retardation in the Coulomb excitation of radioactive nuclei in intermediate energy collisions (Elab ∼ 100 MeV/nucleon) are investigated. We show that the excitation cross sections of low-lying states in 11Be, 38,40,42S, and 44,46Ar projectiles incident on gold and lead targets are modified by as much as 20% due to these effects. The angular distributions of decaying γ rays are also appreciably modified.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 044609 |
Pages (from-to) | 446091-4460910 |
Number of pages | 4014820 |
Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 2003 |