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J. Pochodzalla; W. A. Friedman; C. K. Gelbke; W. G. Lynch; M. Maier; D. Ardouin; H. Delagrange; H. Doubre; C. Grégoire; A. Kyanowski; W. Mittig; A. Péghaire; J. Péter; F. Saint-Laurent; Y. P. Viyogi; B. Zwieglinski; G. Bizard; F. Lefèbvres; B. Tamain; J. Québert

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.55.177

Nuclear temperatures and the population of particle-unstable states of ${}^{6}{Li}$ in ${}^{40}{induced}$ reactions on ${}^{197}{Au}$ at E/A=60 MeV

J. Pochodzalla, W. A. Friedman, C. K. Gelbke, W. G. Lynch, M. Maier, D. Ardouin, H. Delagrange, H. Doubre, C. Grégoire, A. Kyanowski, W. Mittig, A. Péghaire, J. Péter, F. Saint-Laurent, Y. P. Viyogi, B. Zwieglinski, G. Bizard, F. Lefèbvres, B. Tamain, and J. Québert

Phys. Rev. Lett. 55, 177 – Published 8 July 1985

Abstract

Correlations between coincident alpha particles and deuterons emitted in ${}^{40}{induced}$ reactions on ${}^{197}{Au}$ at E/A=60 MeV were measured. The relative populations of particle-unstable states of ${}^{6}{Li}$ were extracted. The measured spectra are consistent with a mean nuclear temperature at emission of T=5 MeV. Limitations of temperature measurements via the population of excited states are discussed.