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Improved Empirical Parametrization of Fragmentation Cross Sections

Nuclear Experiment 2015-06-05 v2

Abstract

A new version is proposed for the universal empirical formula, EPAX, which describes fragmentation cross sections in high-energy heavy-ion reactions. The new version, EPAX 3, can be shown to yield cross sections that are in better agreement with experimental data for the most neutron-rich fragments than the previous version. At the same time, the very good agreement of EPAX 2 with data on the neutron-deficient side has been largely maintained. Comparison with measured cross sections show that the bulk of the data is reproduced within a factor of about 2, for cross sections down to the pico-barn range.

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@article{arxiv.1205.5436,
  title  = {Improved Empirical Parametrization of Fragmentation Cross Sections},
  author = {Klaus Sümmerer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.5436},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

9 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. C

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