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We study the directed transverse flow for mass asymmetry reactions. This is done by keeping the target fixed and varying the projectile mass from 4He to 131Xe. We find that directed transverse flow is sensitive to the mass of the projectile. We also study the disappearance of flow at a particular impact parameter called Geometry of Vanishing Flow (GVF) for such mass asymmetry reactions. Our results indicate that GVF is sensitive to the beam energy as well as to the mass of the projectile.
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Lovejot, Gautam, S. Directed transverse flow and its disappearance for asymmetric reactions. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 11, 232–237 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477114030121
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