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Calculation of the Grazing Angle

Ri = 1.28 Ai1/3 -0.76 +0.8Ai-1/3

(3)

[fm]

nuclear radius for diffuse (Fermi) mass distribution:

Ci = Ri (1-Ri-2)

[fm]

(4)

nuclear interaction radius:

Rint = C1 + C2 +4.49 -

C1 + C2

[fm]

(5)

6.35
For the nuclear interaction radius Rint the grazing angle Jgr(lab) can be calculated using the following formula.

grazing angle:

Jgr(lab) =

2.88 Z1 Z2 [931.5 + (Tlab /A1)]

A1 [ (Tlab /A1)2 +

1
[rad]

(6)

1863 (Tlab /A1)] Rint

Figure 2: The grazing angle Jgr(lab) is displayed as a function of projectile mass number A1, if a 208Pb target is
assumed. The blue line corresponds to the nuclei in the valley of stability
http://www-aix.gsi.de/~wolle/EB_at_GSI/FRS-WORKING/grazing.html

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