Formation of a dinuclear complex in collisions between light nuclei and entrance channel limitations to fusion

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:5889284

Shapira, D; Shivakumar, B; Ayik, S; Harmon, B A

A model is described which addresses both the binary decay and the fusion of a dinuclear complex formed in the collision, and the model predictions are compared with data. In the model, the colliding ions can be trapped into the pocket of the entrance channel potential and a rotating dinuclear complex (DNC) is formed. The DNC evolves through the exchange of nucleons to different dinuclear configurations. At each state of its evolution there is a finite probability for the DNC to decay into two fragments. That part of the flux which does not decay into dinuclear channels (two separate nuclei) ends up fusing. 15 refs., 9 figs. (LEW)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (USA). Nuclear Structure Lab.; Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville (USA); Virginia Univ., Charlottesville (USA). Dept. of Physics
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5889284
• Report Number(s): CONF-860396-1; ON: DE86008530
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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