Deciphering reaction mechanisms in ⁷Li fusion with Zn

The weakly bound structure of projectiles (like ^6,7Li) renders a way to access various facets of mechanisms involved in heavy-ion reactions. To address the ambiguities prevalent in the light-medium mass region and to understand the entrance channel dependencies, we have studied ⁷Li reaction on Zn. Evaporation residue measurement has been performed for ⁷Li+Zn system within the 21– 43 MeV energy range. The EF analysis revealed the dominance of CF in xn-channels and an interplay of CF-ICF mechanisms in p and α-emitting channels owing to the direct and/or transfer-induced breakup of weakly bound ⁷Li projectile. The ICF strength fraction has been estimated ≈2.5–4.1% per channel in the studied energy range