EPJ Web of Conferences (Oct 2011)

Fusion reactions with the one-neutron halo nucleus 15C

  • Marley S. T.,
  • Pardo R. C.,
  • Lighthall J. C.,
  • Jiang C. L.,
  • Hoffman C. R.,
  • Greene J. P.,
  • Esbensen H.,
  • DiGiovine B.,
  • Deibel C. M.,
  • Bertone P. F.,
  • Bedoor S.,
  • Back B. B.,
  • Rehm K. E.,
  • Alcorta M.,
  • Paul M.,
  • Rogers A. M.,
  • Ugalde C.,
  • Wuosmaa A. H.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20111713003
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17
p. 13003

Abstract

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We have for the first time studied the fusion-fission excitation functions for the systems 14,15C + 232Th at energies in the vicinity of the Coulomb barrier. At energies below the barrier, the fusion cross section of the halo nucleus 15C showed an enhancement by a factor of 2-5, while the fusion cross section for 14C shows a similar trend to that of 12,13C.