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Nuclear molecular phenomena
243
Advances in Molecular Rekwation and Interaction Processes, 14 (1979) 243-244 0 Eisevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam - Printed in The Netherlands
BOOK REVIEWS NUCLEAR MOLECULAR North Holland,
PHENOMENA,
Edited by Nikola Cindro,
1978.
Pp xvii + 432, price $ 52.25.
One of the earliest accelerators
experiments
carried out with the first generation of tandem 12C _ 12 c by a group at Chalk River.
was the study of the reaction
To their surprise and too correlated
the excitation in different
function channels
showed considerable to be merely
structure,
statistical,
too wide
but too narrow
This, and similar though less dramatic structure in the to be size resonances. 12C _ 160 system they attributed to the formation of "nuclear molecules". The topic lay fallow for some time, but in the early 1970s interest revived increasing
number of careful and detailed
are summarised
in these Conference
on narrow structures 12
which was originally
proceedings,
in the continuum,
and an
The results
studies began to be made.
mooted
but finally ended with its present
as one
title.
The proceedings open with a comprehensive review of the archetypal system 12 cC by D. A. Bromley. This is particularly valuable for the emphasis it
places on the stringent
conditions
section can be identified an entrance
as a molecular
type resonance,
it displays.
by far the richest reaction
experimental
interest.
Greiner and Scheid.
theoretical detailed
the surprisingly
and the application
studies.
overview
high
surface
Also the topic has undoubtedly
The article by Konnecke
of the two-centre
et al mentioned
directed
for measuring
and Scheid), Nonresonating (Davies).
physics,
had an impact on above is a fairly
fragmentation
light systems
a vital but e&siveproperty
a
(Laslig, Ziegerhain,
(Fick) and Total Reaction brief review of techniques
of nuclear reactions.
Conference
but one that is likely to produce
by
by
to the title of the Conference.
The last article is an excellent
All in all this is an interesting
discussed
discussed
shell model while Y. Abe contributes
Many other topics got swept in, such as nuclear
Cross Sections
of more general
transparency
of mixed or para statistics
similar article, but more specifically
Haem, Greiner
but to a
is likely to remain of limited
However. the study has thrown up matters
for example,
R. H. Siemssen
in the wealth of
due to the very large number of open channels.
Thus the topic of the title of this Conference
Konnecke,
which is, of course,
Other systems do show signs of similar behaviour
much more limited degree, probably
interest;
bump in the cross-
channel phenomenon.
The 12C - '*C 1s experimentally phenomena
to be met before a particular
report on a limited area of nuclear
results with much wider ramifications.
J.C.W.
Advances in Molecular Rekwation and Interaction Processes, 14 (1979) 243-244 0 Eisevier Scientific Publishing Company, Amsterdam - Printed in The Netherlands
BOOK REVIEWS NUCLEAR MOLECULAR North Holland,
PHENOMENA,
Edited by Nikola Cindro,
1978.
Pp xvii + 432, price $ 52.25.
One of the earliest accelerators
experiments
carried out with the first generation of tandem 12C _ 12 c by a group at Chalk River.
was the study of the reaction
To their surprise and too correlated
the excitation in different
function channels
showed considerable to be merely
structure,
statistical,
too wide
but too narrow
This, and similar though less dramatic structure in the to be size resonances. 12C _ 160 system they attributed to the formation of "nuclear molecules". The topic lay fallow for some time, but in the early 1970s interest revived increasing
number of careful and detailed
are summarised
in these Conference
on narrow structures 12
which was originally
proceedings,
in the continuum,
and an
The results
studies began to be made.
mooted
but finally ended with its present
as one
title.
The proceedings open with a comprehensive review of the archetypal system 12 cC by D. A. Bromley. This is particularly valuable for the emphasis it
places on the stringent
conditions
section can be identified an entrance
as a molecular
type resonance,
it displays.
by far the richest reaction
experimental
interest.
Greiner and Scheid.
theoretical detailed
the surprisingly
and the application
studies.
overview
high
surface
Also the topic has undoubtedly
The article by Konnecke
of the two-centre
et al mentioned
directed
for measuring
and Scheid), Nonresonating (Davies).
physics,
had an impact on above is a fairly
fragmentation
light systems
a vital but e&siveproperty
a
(Laslig, Ziegerhain,
(Fick) and Total Reaction brief review of techniques
of nuclear reactions.
Conference
but one that is likely to produce
by
by
to the title of the Conference.
The last article is an excellent
All in all this is an interesting
discussed
discussed
shell model while Y. Abe contributes
Many other topics got swept in, such as nuclear
Cross Sections
of more general
transparency
of mixed or para statistics
similar article, but more specifically
Haem, Greiner
but to a
is likely to remain of limited
However. the study has thrown up matters
for example,
R. H. Siemssen
in the wealth of
due to the very large number of open channels.
Thus the topic of the title of this Conference
Konnecke,
which is, of course,
Other systems do show signs of similar behaviour
much more limited degree, probably
interest;
bump in the cross-
channel phenomenon.
The 12C - '*C 1s experimentally phenomena
to be met before a particular
report on a limited area of nuclear
results with much wider ramifications.
J.C.W.