Nucleon transfer calculations using HIPSE model

The HIPSE (heavy-ion phase-space exploration) model, by Lacroix et al., has been used to examine nucleon transfer during the interaction of the projectile and target [1]. The results of the HIPSE model were compared to experimental data obtained on the FAUST array (Forward Array Using Silicon Technology) for F + Ag, F + Au, Na + Au, and Ne + Au at 32 MeV/u [2]. The apparent mass change of the projectile was calculated for fully reconstructed events, in which the total detected charge was equal to the charge of the beam (∑Zdetected = Zbeam) [2]. Since neutrons were not detected, the mass change of projectile, ΔN, represents the change in the number of neutrons between the projectile and the reconstructed quasiprojectile, as shown in equation 1: