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Title: Fission barriers for Po nuclei produced in complete fusion reactions with heavy ions

Journal Article · · Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
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  1. Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, RU-141980, Dubna, Moscow region (Russian Federation)

Evaporation residues and fission excitation functions obtained in complete fusion reactions leading to Po compound nuclei have been analyzed in the framework of the standard statistical model. Macroscopic fission barriers deduced from the cross-section data analysis are compared with the predictions of various theoretical models and available data. A drop in the Po barriers with the decrease in a neutron number was found, which is stronger than predicted by any theory. The presence of entrance channel effects and collective excitations in the compound nucleus decay is considered as a possible reason for the barrier reduction.

OSTI ID:
21286962
Journal Information:
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics, Vol. 79, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevC.79.054613; (c) 2009 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0556-2813
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English