Abstract
Measurements of the breakup and the neutron removal reactions of C-16 have been made at 46 MeV/A and the decay cross sections measured. A correlation between the cluster breakup channels and the reaction Q value suggests that the reaction mechanism is strongly linked to quasielastic processes. No enhancement of the two-body cluster breakup cross section is seen for C-16. This result would indicate that C-16 does not have a well developed cluster structure in the ground state, in agreement with recent calculations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 064607(5 pg) |
| Journal | Physical Review C |
| Volume | 70(6) |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2004 |