Abstract
The inclusive light fragment (Z≤7) yield data in Au + Au reactions, measured by the EOS Collaboration at the LBNL Bevalac, are presented as a function of multiplicity. Moving from central to peripheral collisions the measured charge distributions develop progressively according to a power law which can be fitted, within errors, by a single τ exponent independently of the bombarding energy except for the data at 250A MeV. In addition, the location of the maximum in the individual yields of different charged fragments, for a given beam energy, shifts towards lower multiplicity as the fragment charge increases from Z = 3 to Z = 7. This trend is common to all six measured beam energies. Moments of charge distribution are also reported. The universal features observed in the present Au + Au data are consistent with previous experimental findings in the Au + C multifragmentation reaction at 1A GeV.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 044902 |
| Pages (from-to) | 449021-449026 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| State | Published - Mar 10 2000 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics