Classical Tests for Statistical Evaporation at 680 MeV 40Ar+natAg

Measurements of the partial linear momentum transfer and production cross sections for light charged particles are reported for the reaction 680 MeV {sup 40}Ar+{sup nat}Ag. From examination of light charged particle invariant cross section maps and comparison of experimental angular distributions and energy spectra to a reaction kinematics simulation, an average value of 85{percent} linear momentum transfer is deduced, with a spin range of (0{endash}75){h_bar}. Integration over energy and angle yields single and coincident light charged particle production cross sections. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}