Evaporation residue (ER) and fission cross sections were measured for the reaction
O+
forming the compound nucleus 212Rn. Fission fragment angular distributions and anisotropies are consistent with the saddle point model predictions. Measured ER cross sections were fitted with statistical model calculations assuming shell-corrected free energy fission barrier height. The non-zero dissipation strength required to fit the ER cross section supports the dissipative nature of fission dynamics in heavy ion fusion. In the present study shell closure effects are not observed in the dissipation strength.
A steeper fall of fusion excitation function, compared to the predictions of coupled-channel (CC) models, at energies below the lowest barrier between the reaction partners, is termed as deep sub-barrier fusion hindrance. This phenomenon has been observed in many symmetric and nearly symmetric systems. Different physical origins of the hindrance have been proposed though a complete understanding is yet to be achieved. This work reports the measurement of the fusion (evaporation residue) cross sections for the system 19 F+ 181 Ta, from above the barrier down to the energies where fusion hindrance is expected to come into play. CC calculation with standard Woods-Saxon potential gives a fair description of the fusion excitation function down
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