Neutron multiplicities and energy sharing in the inelastic collisions of [sup 32]S on [sup 64]Ni at [ital E]/[ital A]=4. 9 MeV

The neutron emission from the targetlike fragments (TLF) of the inelastic reactions of 157 MeV [sup 32]S on [sup 64]Ni has been measured. Neutron energy spectra and multiplicities have been extracted as a function of the dissipated energy for six targetlike fragments mass gates between [ital A]=56 and [ital A]=70. The comparison between the data and the results of a Monte Carlo simulation based on statistical model calculations with different assumptions on the excitation energy sharing between the reaction partners evidences a dependence from the net mass flow of the evolution of the excitation energy ratios with the energy loss.