Angular Distributions from Elastic Scattering of 15-MeV Deuterons

Abstract

Angular distributions of 15-MeV deuterons elastically scattered by 23 elements between Al and Pb are presented. A high-resolution detection system provides complete separation from all inelastically scattered deuterons. In light and medium weight elements, there is a sharp diffraction pattern, but it damps out with increasing mass. In a few cases, there are marked differences between angular distributions from nuclei of nearly equal masses.