Recoil Ranges of 0.22- to 5.2-MeV Ions in Vanadium, Iron, Nickel, Zirconium, and Gold

Abstract

Recoil ranges were measured by the thick-target-thick-catcher technique for reactions induced in ${\mathrm{V}}^{51}$, ${\mathrm{Zr}}^{90}$, and ${\mathrm{Au}}^{197}$ with 10-80-MeV ${\mathrm{He}}^4$ ions, in ${\mathrm{Ni}}^{58}$ with 2-21-MeV deuterons, and in ${\mathrm{Fe}}^{54}$ with 15-60-MeV ${\mathrm{Li}}^6$ ions. The experimental ranges $\rho$ and $\epsilon$ were corrected for the influence of particle evaporation from moving fragments and for nuclear scattering. The corrected points are compared with the range theory due to Lindhard, Scharff, and Schiott. Results of the comparison show agreement within experimental uncertainties over the entire range of measurement, covering values of $\rho$ from 0.4 to 60 and $\epsilon$ from 0.13 to 40.