Two Distinct Quasifission Modes in the 32 S + 232 Th Reaction

Date

2008

Authors

du Rietz, Rickard
Dasgupta, Mahananda
Thomas, Renju
Gasques , Leandro
Hinde, David

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American Physical Society

Abstract

Comprehensive fission measurements, including mass-angle distributions, for the reaction of S32 with the prolate deformed nucleus Th232 at near-barrier energies show two distinct components in both mass and angle; surprisingly, both have characteristics of quasifission. Their relative probabilities vary rapidly with the ratio of the beam energy to the capture barrier, suggesting a relationship with deformation aligned (sub-barrier), or antialigned (above-barrier), configurations at contact.

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Keywords: Angle distributions; Barrier energies; Beam energies; Probability distributions

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Physical Review Letters

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Journal article

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