The elastic scattering of 6 He on 120 Sn has been measured at four energies above the Coulomb barrier using the 6 He beam produced at the RIBRAS (Radioactive Ion Beams in Brasil) facility. The elastic angular distributions have been analyzed with the optical model and three-and four-body continuum-discretized coupled-channels calculations. The total reaction cross sections have been derived and compared with other systems of similar masses.

The collision 6 He + 120 Sn has been investigated at four energies near the Coulomb barrier. A large yield of α particles has been detected, with energies around the energy of the scattered 6 He beam. The energy and angular distributions of the α particles have been analyzed and compared with breakup and neutron transfer calculations.