Abstract
The fusion cross-sections for 16O+ 208Pb, measured to high precision, enable the extraction of the distribution of fusion barriers. This shows a structure markedly different from the single barrier which might be expected for fusion of two doubly-closed shell nuclei. The results of exact coupled-channel calculations performed to understand the observations are presented. These calculations indicate that coupling to a double octupole phonon excited state in 208Pb is necessary to explain the experimental barrier distributions.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1491-1496 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1997 Oct |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics