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Excitation function and mean projected recoil ranges of nuclei produced in theα-particle induced reactions on F, Al, V, Co and Re targets were measured by conventional thick target thick recoil catcher technique for bombarding energiesE α≤65 MeV. The measured cross-sections are compared with calculations considering equilibrium as well as pre-equilibrium reaction mechanism according to the hybrid and geometry dependent hybrid (GDH) model of Blann using the code Alice/85/300. High energy part of the excitation functions are dominated by pre-equilibrium reaction mechanism whereas the low energy parts are dominated by evaporation with its characteristic peak. In this paper emphasis will be placed on the GDH model, for it provides a potentially better description of the physical process i.e., a higher probability of peripheral collisions to undergo precompound decay than for central collisions. Geometry dependent model with initial exciton numbern 0=4 (n n=2,n p=2,n k=0) gives better fits compared to hybrid model with same initial exciton configuration andmfp parameterk=1.0 forα-induced reactions on F, V, Co and Re. Whereas forα-induced reaction on Al comparatively large initial exciton configurations (8/4/4/0) or (10/5/5/0) were required to fit the excitation functions reasonably well. Recoil ranges were converted into recoil momentum and vice versa using Lindhard, Scharff and Schiott (LSS) and Blaugrund theories. These theories were also used to calculate projected recoil ranges for full momentum transfer pertaining to fusion reactions. The momentum transfer information was used to get clues about some aspect of the interaction from the trends and magnitudes of the observed ranges.
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Ismail, M. Measurement of excitation functions and mean projected recoil ranges of nuclei in α-induced reactions on F, Al, V, Co and Re nuclei. Pramana - J Phys 40, 227–251 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02900190
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Keywords
- α-induced reaction on F, Al, V, Co and Re
- stacked foil technique
- isotope production
- equilibrium and pre-equilibrium decay
- overlaid Alice code