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Using an improved estimate based on a quantal expression for the nuclear response time, we show that in the phenomenological models for precompound reactions, the condition for the validity of the Markov approximation is nearly satisfied.
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One of us (M.K.) is grateful to Dr. H. Machner for a communication concerning this work, and acknowledges with heartfelt thanks the very warm hospitality of the Max-Planck-Institut. The authors are grateful to Dr. M. Ichimura for a critical reading of the manuscript.
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Kawai, M., Weidenmüller, H.A. The nuclear response time in precompound reactions. Z Physik A 311, 117–118 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01411615
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