近垒能区7Li+238U破裂道实验研究

Experimental Study for Breakup Reactions in 7Li+238U System at Near-barrier Energy

  • 摘要: 较轻弱束缚核通常具有如α+x的团簇结构,在反应中易发生破裂或转移,其耦合可能极大改变反应进程。因此,弱束缚核参与体系的反应机制长期以来备受关注。实验测量表明,反应中产生的大量α碎片来自不同的反应机制,解析其来源有利于反应机制的深入理解。本工作选择近垒能区弱束缚核体系7Li+238U,用4台ΔE-E硅探测器望远镜,对反应中的弹核非弹激发破裂和转移诱发破裂碎片进行符合测量。基于长寿命共振态远靶渐近破裂的特征,通过运动学重构两个破裂碎片的相对能量Erel、张角θ12和破裂方向角β,结合蒙特卡罗模拟分析Erel和角关联,重构了7Li的第1个阈上共振态4.630 MeV (7/2)和7Li单中子削裂布居6Li的2.186 MeV (3+)共振态。分析表明共振破裂是主要过程,近靶直接破裂的成分极少。

     

    Abstract: Weakly bound nuclei in the lighter mass region often have cluster structures like α+x, and are prone to breakup or transfer in nuclear reactions. The coupling effects of different reaction channels can significantly alter the reaction process. Therefore, the reaction mechanisms for these systems have attracted much attention over recent decades. Regarding the origin of the numerous α particles produced in weakly bound nuclear reactions, previous experimental measurements have indicated that α particles are not the product of a single reaction mechanism. Disentangling their specific reaction channels and quantitatively distinguishing the contributions of different reaction mechanisms are key to an in-depth understanding of the reaction dynamics of weakly bound nuclei. In this work, the 7Li+238U system at the laboratory frame energy Elab=36.8MeV was selected to study the reaction mechanisms. Four sets of ΔE-E silicon detector telescopes, each consisting of three layers, were employed to perform coincidence measurements for the charged fragments produced by inelastic excitation breakup of the projectile or transfer-induced breakup. The first layer of each telescope measured the energy loss of incident particles, while the second and third layers measured their residual energy, thus enabling the kinetic energy determination and identification for the lighter charged particles. The detectors were calibrated with elastically scattered particles to ensure energy accuracy. Based on the physical characteristics of asymptotic breakup at large distances from the target for long-lived resonant states, the relative energy Erel, opening angle θ12, and breakup orientation angle β of the two breakup fragments of α+t and α+d were obtained via kinematic reconstruction of their energy and angular information. Combined with Monte Carlo simulations, a comprehensive analysis of the Erel distribution and the angular correlation characteristics of the fragments was carried out. The first above-threshold resonance state of 7Li at the 4.630 MeV (7/2) and the 2.186 MeV (3+) resonance state of 6Li populated by the direct neutron stripping process were reconstructed. The kinematic reconstruction analysis confirmed that the observed α+d events originate from a two-step process of direct neutron stripping to populate the 2.186 MeV (3+) resonance state in 6Li, followed by its breakup. Furthermore, the experimental results show that breakup via resonant states is the dominant process for the 7Li+238U system at Elab=36.8 MeV, with a negligible contribution from near-target direct breakup. This study provides experimental evidence for disentangling the origin of α particles of weakly bound nuclear reactions at near-barrier energies, and also offers data support for further investigating the coupling effects in weakly bound nuclear reactions.

     

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