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Close collisions between light nuclei: Orbiting and fusion

Conference ·
OSTI ID:6455878
Our data have demonstrated that in close collisions the two nuclei first form a rotating dinuclear complex (DNC) which can break up into two complex fragments (Orbiting) or evolve into a compound nucleus. The binary fragment yield was found to be significant in contradiction with earlier views which held that whenever nucleus-nucleus capture occurs fusion is a certainty. The time duration of the dinuclear stage and the nature of its evolution into a compound nucleus were studied and a model which describes these processes will be presented. 25 refs., 14 figs.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (USA). Nuclear Structure Lab.; Virginia Univ., Charlottesville (USA); Tennessee Technological Univ., Cookeville (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
6455878
Report Number(s):
CONF-8706113-3; ON: DE87011178
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English