Published December 20, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Influence of collective surface motion on the threshold behavior of nuclear fusion

  • 1. Gesellschaft fuer Schwerionenforschung, D-6100 Darmstadt, Germany

Description

Fusion excitation functions for the systems 40Ar+ /sup 112,116,122/ Sn and 40Ar+ /sup 144,148,154/ Sm have been determined, covering cross sections ranging from several hundred millibarns down to the microbarn level. The data are interpreted with a fusion model that includes fluctuations of the barrier with an amplitude that is shown to be correlated with the collective surface properties of the nuclei. There is no need to assume an additional enhanced tunneling process

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
25
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1811-1814
ISSN
0031-9007

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