THE N-14 + B-10 SYSTEM MEASURED AT E(N-14) = 248 MEV

Total and differential cross sections for reactions induced by N-14 on B-10 have been measured at a N-14 bombarding energy of 248 MeV (approximately 18 MeV/A) for products from Z = 3 to 11. The study of saturation effects on the angular momentum and the identification of the non fusion cross sections constitute the aim of the present work. Energy, angular and Z distributions are presented and compared to Hauser-Feshbach calculations for the fusion components and a sum rule model for the non-fusion components. The extracted critical angular momentum is 21 +/- 2hBAR and is the same as at lower energies. The experimental total reaction cross section is in agreement with an optical model calculation.