https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2016-16025-2
Regular Article - Theoretical Physics
Determination of minimum impact parameter by modified touching spheres schemes for intermediate energy Coulomb excitation experiments
1
Physics Department, DAV University, 144012, Jalandhar, India
2
Department of Physics, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology, 131039, Murthal, India
3
Department of Physics, Kurukshetra University, 136119, Kurukshetra, India
* e-mail: kumarrajivsharma@gmail.com
Received:
24
November
2015
Accepted:
1
January
2016
Published online:
12
February
2016
The energy-independent touching spheres schemes commonly used for the determination of the safe minimum value of the impact parameter for Coulomb excitation experiments are modified through the inclusion of an energy-dependent term. The touching spheres+3fm scheme after modification emerges out to be the best one while touching spheres+4fm scheme is found to be better in its unmodified form.
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