Charged Particle Characteristics of the $^{124}$Xe+$^{112,124}$Sn reactions at 50A MeV

To investigate the density dependence of the symmetry energy in the nuclear equation of state, neutrons and charged particles produced in the reactions $^{124}$Xe+$^{112,124}$Sn at E/A=50MeV were measured. Charged particles emitted in the angular range 2.8-14.5\r{ } were detected with the Indiana array FIRST with good energy and angular resolution. Charged products at larger angles (30-45\r{ }) were detected in the Si strip array LASSA. The DEMON array was used to identify neutrons and measure their kinetic energies using pulse-shape discrimination and TOF. Isotopic resolution was obtained in all charged particle detectors. Energy distributions, angular distributions, and the Z distributions of charged products will be presented. Yields of isotopically resolved fragments will be compared; the effect of the target N/Z on the production of these fragments will be examined.