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Title: Hightlights of Heavy Ion Fusion Induced by Neutron-Rich Radioactive Nuclei near the Coulomb Barrier

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OSTI ID:974632

The use of neutron-rich radioactive isotope beams for synthesizing heavy elements is a subject of continuing interest. Current experiments utilize low intensity beams to study reaction mechanisms for fusion induced by neutron-rich radioactive nuclei. Enhanced fusion cross sections were observed near and below the Coulomb barrier. A lowering of the barrier height was observed for heavy mass compound systems. Future experiments will benefit from improving detectors and increasing beam intensities.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Holifield Radioactive Ion Beam Facility (HRIBF)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
974632
Resource Relation:
Conference: 10th International Conference on Nucleus-Nucleus Collisions (NN2009), Beijing, China, 20090816, 20090821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English