Multifragment emission and the experimental characterization of breakup reactions

D. MARTINEZ HEIMANN; A. J. PACHECO; O. A. CAPURRO; A. ARAZI; P. CARNELLI; M. A. CARDONA; E. DE BARBARÁ; J. O. FERNÁNDEZ NIELLO; J. M. FIGUEIRA; L. FIMIANI ; D. L. HOJMAN; G. V. MARTÍ; A. NEGRI

Santiago

Simposio; VIII LATIN AMERICAN SYMPOSIUM ON NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND APPLICATIONS; 2010

The production of three or more particles in nuclear reactions is discussed in terms ofphysically meaningful variables for the description of the asymptotic exit-channel configuration.The emphasis is placed in a direct comparison between these basic variables obtained in a purelyexperimental way and the corresponding results of generic model calculations. Applications ofthis approach to a few examples of recent inclusive and exclusive measurements of breakupreactions in the 6,7Li + 144Sm systems are presented.