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Fusion reactions with the one-neutron halo nucleus C15

  • M. Alcorta*
  • , K. E. Rehm
  • , B. B. Back
  • , S. Bedoor
  • , P. F. Bertone
  • , C. M. Deibel
  • , B. Digiovine
  • , H. Esbensen
  • , J. P. Greene
  • , C. R. Hoffmann
  • , C. L. Jiang
  • , J. C. Lighthall
  • , S. T. Marley
  • , R. C. Pardo
  • , M. Paul
  • , A. M. Rogers
  • , C. Ugalde
  • , A. H. Wuosmaa
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The structure of C15, with an s1/2 neutron weakly bound to a closed-neutron shell nucleus C14, makes it a prime candidate for a one-neutron halo nucleus. We have for the first time studied the cross section for the fusion-fission reaction C15+Th232 at energies in the vicinity of the Coulomb barrier and compared it to the yield of the neighboring C14+Th232 system measured in the same experiment. At sub-barrier energies, an enhancement of the fusion yield by factors of 2-5 was observed for C15, while the cross sections for C14 match the trends measured for C12,13.

Original languageEnglish
Article number172701
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume106
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 28 Apr 2011

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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