1. Fusion enhancement at near and sub-barrier energies in 19O + 12C
- Author
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Romualdo deSouza, S. A. Kuvin, Varinderjit Singh, T. K. Steinbach, J. Vadas, Charles Horowitz, I. Wiedenhöver, Ahmad Umar, B.B. Wiggins, Zidu Lin, Sylvie Hudan, Vandana Tripathi, and Lagy Baby
- Subjects
Physics ,Excitation function ,Fusion ,Nuclear and High Energy Physics ,Fusion enhancement ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,Projectile ,Microscopic description ,01 natural sciences ,Molecular physics ,RIB fusion ,lcsh:QC1-999 ,Ion ,Neutron-rich fusion ,Rib fusion ,Physics::Plasma Physics ,Near-barrier fusion ,0103 physical sciences ,010306 general physics ,lcsh:Physics - Abstract
Measuring the fusion excitation function for an isotopic chain of projectile nuclei provides a stringent test of a microscopic description of fusion. We report the first measurement of the fusion excitation function at near-barrier energies for the 19 O + 12 C system. The measured excitation function is compared with the fusion excitation function of 18 O + 12 C. A significant enhancement in the fusion probability of 19 O ions with a 12 C target as compared to 18 O ions is observed. The experimental cross-sections observed at near-barrier energies are compared with a state-of-the-art microscopic model.
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- 2017