Angular-Momentum Effects on Continuum Gamma Rays Following Heavy-Ion Reactions

Abstract

The average number of continuum $\gamma$ rays above 0.6 MeV has been measured for each of several final products in the reactions $p$+${}_{}{}^{165}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ho}$, ${}_{}{}^{16}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{O}$ + ${}_{}{}^{150}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Sm}$, and ${}_{}{}^{84}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Kr}$ + Se. This number ranges from 2 to 20 and is shown to correlate mainly with the average angular momentum leading to each product.