Near- and sub-barrier fusion of {sup 6}He+{sup 40}Ar
- Indiana Univ., South Bend, IN (United States)
- Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN (United States)
A measurement of the fusion cross section for {sup 6}He + {sup 40}Ar near and below the Coulomb barrier has been performed using a {sup 6}He beam from the UND/Um radioactive beam facility. The {sup 6}He nucleus is thought to have a neutron skin surrounding a {sup 6}He core. If this is the case, then Coulomb polarization of the core relative to the halo might result in neutron flow along a neck, and therefore to a large enhancement of the sub-barrier fusion cross section. {sup 6}He nuclei, of incident energy 10.05 {+-} 0.44 MeV, were directed into a segmented ionization counter (MUSIC) filled with P10 at 40 torr. The {sup 40}Ar in the detector gas served also as the target nuclei. {sup 6}He energies in the 50-cm active length of the detector varied from 7.75 MeV down to 3.05 MeV. Calculations indicate that fusion events should be distinguishable from most non-fusion events on the basis of energy deposition patterns in the ten MUSIC detector segments. For some large-angle scattering events a more elaborate analysis involving detailed Monte Carlo simulation of the various reactions is necessary.
- OSTI ID:
- 387173
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-931044-; ISSN 0003-0503; CNN: Grant PHY91-00688; TRN: 96:027116
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Vol. 38, Issue 9; Conference: Fall meeting of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the American Physical Society, Pacific Grove, CA (United States), 20-23 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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