Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Sub-barrier fusion of neutron-rich nuclei and its astrophysical consequences

  • 1. Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, Frankfurt (Germany)
  • 2. Flerov Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions, JINR, Dubna, Moscow Region (Russian Federation)

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Near-barrier fusion of neutron-rich nuclei was studied within the semiempirical channel coupling model for intermediate neutron rearrangement and within the time-dependent three-body Schroedinger equation. The possibility of neutron transfer with positive Q values considerably increases the barrier penetrability. A huge enhancement of deep sub-barrier fusion probability was found for light neutron-rich weakly bound nuclei (such as 6He). This may be quite important for astrophysical primordial and supernova nucleosynthesis

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Journal Title
Physical Review. C, Nuclear Physics
Journal Volume
75
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 035809-035809.11
ISSN
0556-2813
CODEN
PRVCAN

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(c) 2007 The American Physical Society