We discuss the role of internal degrees of freedom in heavy-ion fusion reactions at energies around the barrier. While only a few degrees of freedom are involved before two nuclei touch with each other, a huge number of internal degrees of freedom are activated after the touching, significantly affecting the dynamics of fusion reactions. This is relevant in fusion at deep subbarrier energies...
Chengjian Lin (1),(2), Huiming Jia(1), Peiwei Wen(1), Lei Yang(1), Feng Yang(1), Nanru Ma(1), Tianpeng Luo(1), Dahu Huang(1),(2), Chang Chang(1), Minghao Zhang(1) (1) China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275(10), Beijing 102413, China (2) Department of Physics, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, China
Sub-barrier fusion offers an ideal opportunity for exploring two...