Abstract
Measured cross sections for the breakup of ions in the Coulomb field are found to be in disagreement with calculations based on a model which describes well the Coulomb breakup of deuterons. A possible explanation for this discrepancy in terms of Coulomb excitation of the projectile is suggested.
- Received 19 December 1977
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.40.1077
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