Forward angle measurements of 60 MeV/nucleon /sup 40/Ar peripheral interactions on /sup 208/Pb

Velocity and angular distributions of projectile-like fragments were measured between theta/sub lab/ = 0/sup 0/ and 4/sup 0/ (inside the grazing angle) for the /sup 40/Ar+ /sup 208/Pb system at 60 MeV/nucleon using a magnetic spectrometer. Velocity spectra are similar to those obtained at larger angles, while the angular distributions, very forward peaked for light nuclei, tend to become flat for the heaviest fragments. The influence of the Coulomb and nuclear deflection of the fragments is discussed.