Some general characteristics of 28Si-emulsion interactions at 4.5 GeV/c per nucleon
We present our observations on the salient features of the interactions produced by 28 Si nuclei of 4.5 GeV/ c per nucleon in photographic emulsions. The results on the inelastic mean-free path and interaction cross section are presented and compared with the predictions of a geometrical model. Measurements on the multiplicity distribution, mean multiplicities, multiplicity correlations and multiplicity scaling of charged secondary particles are studied. A comparison with other available data at same/nearby incident momentum per nucleon from proton-nucleus and carbon-nucleus collisions is presented in order to examine the dependence on the projectile mass.

title: Ageing of CsI thin film photocathodes induced by UV photons
abstract: The degradation of CsI thin film photocathodes (PCs) under UltraViolet (UV) irradiation has been investigated by measuring the photocurrent as well as the absolute Quantum Efficiency (QE) as a function of the accumulated charge density. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and UV Photoemission Electron Microscopy (PEEM) have been employed to study the surface morphology and the local QE of polycrystalline CsI thin films and their transformation due to UV irradiation. The photoemissive properties of CsI PCs, together with their surface morphology, have been found to be strongly affected by the UV photon ageing.

title: Cross section and double helicity asymmetry for eta mesons and their comparison to neutral pion production in p+p collisions at sqrt(s)=200 GeV
abstract: Measurements of double-helicity asymmetries in inclusive hadron production in polarized p+p collisions are sensitive to helicity-dependent parton distribution functions, in particular to the gluon helicity distribution, {Delta}g. This study focuses on the extraction of hte double-helicity asymmetry in {eta} production (p+p{yields}{eta}+X), the {eta} cross section, and the {eta}/{pi}{sup 0} cross section ratio. The cross section and ratio measurements provide essential input for the extraction of fragmentation functions that are needed to acess the helicity-dependent parton distribution functions.

title: Charged Particles Multiplicity in Interactions of 3.7 A GeV 28Si with Light and Heavy Target Nuclei in Nuclear Emulsions
abstract: Results from measurement of multiplicity of different charged particles emitted from the interactions of 3.7 A GeV 28 Si with different target groups in nuclear emulsion and correlations among them are presented. The nature of the dependence of multiplicities of charged particles on the impact parameter is examined. Analysis of data in terms of specific multiplicity for different target groups is performed and the results are discussed in the light of superposition model.

title: ILC Reference Design Report: ILC Global Design Effort and World Wide Study

title: PSEUDORAPIDITY DISTRIBUTION OF SHOWER PARTICLES IN 28Si-EMULSION INTERACTIONS AT 4.5 A GeV/c PER NUCLEON
abstract: Pseudorapidity density distributions of relativistic charged particles produced in 28Si-induced interactions in nuclear emulsion at JINR Synchrophasotron have been measured. The particle distributions in minimum-bias events exhibit a pronounced forward asymmetry with respect to the peak in the pseudorapidity spectra. The effect of intranuclear collisions on the mean pseudorapidity distribution versus the shower particles (ns) or the grey particles is discussed and compared with similar studies of 28Si and 32S at BNL AGS and CERN SPS energies respectively.

title: Spin-distribution measurement: A sensitive probe for incomplete fusion dynamics
abstract: Spin distributions of various reaction products populated via complete and/or incomplete fusion of {sup 16}O with {sup 169}Tm have been measured at projectile energy {approx_equal}5.6 MeV/nucleon. Particle (Z=1,2) {gamma}-coincidences have been employed to achieve the information about involved reaction modes on the basis of their entry state spin populations. The experimentally measured spin distributions for incomplete fusion products have been found to be distinctly different than those observed for complete fusion products. The driving input angular momenta associated with incomplete fusion products have been found to be relatively higher than complete fusion products, and increases with direct {alpha}-multiplicity. It has also been observed that incomplete fusion products are less fed and/or the population of lower spin states are strongly hindered, while complete fusion products indicating strong feeding over a broad spin range.

title: Preequilibrium emission in α induced reactions on bromine and thallium

title: Effect of entrance-channel parameters on incomplete fusion reactions
abstract: An attempt has been made to have exclusive information on effect of various entrance channel parameters on the onset of incomplete fusion in heavy ion induced reactions at energies at 4 7 MeV/A. A number of experiments have been performed by our group to measure the excitation function and forward recoil range distribution of various evaporation residues populated via complete fusion and/or incomplete fusion of O with different targets. The experimental excitation functions have been analysed in the frame work of compound nucleus decay using statistical model code PACE-4. Analysis of data suggests the existance of incomplete fusion even at energies as low as near barrier energies where complete fusion is supposed to be the sole contributor. Further more, in order to understand incomlete fusion reactions in a more conclusive way, the incomplete fusion fraction has been analyzed with the existing data for αcluster projectiles with different targets of low, medium and heavy mass region. The study of percentage incomplete fusion fraction for different projectile target combinations deduced from experimentally measured excitation functions of individual reaction product shows strong dependence on projectile energy, mass asymmetry of interacting partners and α−Q value of the projectile.

title: Reaction mechanism in the O 16 + Al 27 system: Measurements and analysis of excitation functions and angular distributions
abstract: To study the dynamics of heavy ion fusion reactions in the lower mass region, experiments were carried out to measure the cross sections of radioactive residues produced in the interaction of the {sup 16}O ion with {sup 27}Al target nucleus at 19 different energies in very close intervals covering the energy range from {approx_equal}58 to 94 MeV, using the well-known recoil catcher off-line {gamma}-ray spectroscopy technique. The simulation of experimental data was performed using statistical-model-based computer codes, viz., CASCADE, PACE2, and ALICE-91. The analysis of measured excitation functions indicates that these residues are likely to be produced by complete fusion, incomplete fusion, and direct reaction processes. Furthermore, to confirm the contribution of different reaction channels, a complementary experiment was performed that measured the angular distributions of the residues produced in the {sup 16}O+{sup 27}Al system at 85 MeV beam energy. The analysis of the results of both experiments indicates that at these energies, the direct reactions compete with complete fusion and incomplete fusion reaction processes.

title: Incomplete fusion dynamics by spin distribution measurements
abstract: Spin distributions for various evaporation residues populated via complete and incomplete fusion of $^{16}\mathrm{O}$ with $^{124}\mathrm{Sn}$ at $6.3$ MeV/nucleon have been measured, using charged particles ($Z=1,2$)-$\ensuremath{\gamma}$ coincidence technique. Experimentally measured spin distributions of the residues produced as incomplete fusion products associated with ``fast'' $\ensuremath{\alpha}$- and $2\ensuremath{\alpha}$-emission channels observed in the ``forward cone'' are found to be distinctly different from those of the residues produced as complete fusion products. Moreover, ``fast'' $\ensuremath{\alpha}$-particles that arise from larger angular momentum in the entrance channel are populated at relatively higher driving input angular momentum than those produced through complete fusion. The incomplete fusion residues are populated in a limited, higher-angular-momentum range, in contrast to the complete fusion products, which are populated over a broad spin range.