Probing reaction mechanisms in ¹²C fusion with ¹⁸¹Ta

Heavy-ion induced reactions involve the interaction of a large number of nucleons, which leads to several new nuclear reaction processes. Depending on the incident energy and various entrance channel parameters, complete fusion (CF), incomplete fusion (ICF), equilibrium (EQ) and pre-equilibrium (PEQ) emissions, and nucleon transfer processes are commonly expected. ICF has been observed in weakly bound and cluster structured projectiles below 10 MeV/nucleon energy. According to literature, PEQ emissions also start competing with compound nuclear processes at relatively higher energies. In this report, we have made an effort to explore the nuclear reaction processes involved in the fusion of ¹²C + ¹⁸¹Ta system