Abstract
The fusion excitation function for 64Ni + 64Ni down to a cross section level of 10 nb and have observed a strong fusion hindrance at extreme sub-barrier energies. The onset of the sub-barrier fusion hindrance in 64Ni + 64Ni was found to occur 8.4 MeV lower in center-of-mass energy, whereas a 2 MeV higher energy was expected on the basis of systematics. The effect was found to appear to be associated with the nuclear structure of the interacting nuclei. A strong dependence of the energy where the hindrance was also found to occur on the stiffness of the interacting nuclei.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 012701 |
Pages (from-to) | 012701-1-012701-4 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2 Jul 2004 |