Comparison of18O +12C at 16.7 MeV/nucleon reaction with the AMD+GEMINI++ model

This study examines the performance of the antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) transport model in simulating the low-energy nuclear reactions 18O + 12C at 16.7 MeV/nucleon. Experimental data, collected using the GARFIELD+RCo detector at the Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, were compared with the AMD model coupled with the GEMINI++ decay code. The results show that the model accurately predicts the behaviour of fragments with Z ≥ 10, although discrepancies were observed in the production of fragments with 4 < Z < 10.