Title: The role of the breakup channel on the fusion reaction of light and weakly bound nuclei

Authors: Fouad A. Majeed

Addresses: Department of Physics, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Babylon, Babylon, Iraq

Abstract: The effect of the breakup channel on fusion reactions of weakly bound systems by means of semi-classical and full quantum mechanical approaches has been discussed. The total fusion reaction cross-section σfus and the fusion barrier distribution Dfus for the systems 4He+64Zn, 6Li+208Pb and 7Li+24Mg have been calculated. The inclusion of the breakup channel enhances the calculations of the fusion cross-section markedly below the Coulomb barrier and hindrance above the Coulomb barrier in comparison to the experimental data. The semi-classical calculations agree reasonably with the full quantum mechanical treatment and they were able to reproduce the experimental data in details for the total fusion reaction cross-section σfus and the fusion barrier distribution Dfus.

Keywords: semi-classical treatment; quantum mechanical; breakup channel; weakly bound nuclei.

DOI: 10.1504/IJNEST.2017.088068

International Journal of Nuclear Energy Science and Technology, 2017 Vol.11 No.3, pp.218 - 228

Received: 24 May 2017
Accepted: 03 Jul 2017

Published online: 20 Nov 2017 *

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