Target residues from the interaction of copper with 20-46 MeV/nucleon C-12 ions

Target residues from the interaction of copper with 20-46 MeV/nucleon C-12 ions have been studied using the thick-target, thick-catcher recoil technique. From the experimental data the excitation functions, isobaric yield distributions, mass yield distributions, linear momentum transfer and excitation energy were deduced. The experimental mass yield distributions can be reproduced by the GEMINI code for statistical binary decay, following a calculation with the fireball model. The linear momentum transfer per projectile nucleon in central collision attains a maximum value of 155 MeV/c at 27.5 MeV/nucleon. At the same projectile energy the excitation energy of the composite system produced from these central collisions is between 2.5-3 MeV/nucleon. The experimental results have been compared with those given in previous publications.