Published January 13, 1992 | Version v1
Journal article

Entrance-channel effects in the population of superdeformed bands

  • 1. Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington WA44AD (United Kingdom)
  • 2. Centre de Recherches Nucleaires, F-67037 Strasbourg CEDEX (France)
  • 3. Oliver Lodge Laboratory, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX (United Kingdom)

Description

In order to investigate whether entrance-channel effects influence the production of superdeformed nuclei, we have measured the yield of the yrast superdeformed band in 152Dy populated via nearly mass-symmetric (82Se+74Ge) and mass-asymmetric (48Ca+108Pd, 36S+120Sn) fusion reactions leading to the same compound nucleus at similar excitation energies and angular momenta. Large differences in the relative intensity of the band compared with the total yield of the nucleus are observed in the various reactions. This effect indicates that the competition between fission and neutron evaporation is affected by the mode of formation of the fusing system

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Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
68
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 158-161.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO