Dasgupta, M.Luong, D. H.Hinde, D. J.Evers, M.2025-06-102025-06-102101-6275ORCID:/0000-0002-4595-0742/work/162291129ORCID:/0000-0002-1677-9421/work/221768077http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84898711974&partnerID=8YFLogxKhttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733758019The understanding of quantum effects in determining nuclear reaction outcomes is evolving as improved experimental techniques reveal new facets of interaction dynamics. Whilst the phenomenon of coupling-enhanced quantum tunnelling is understood to arise due to quantum superposition, the observed inhibition of fusion at energies well below the barrier is not yet quantitatively understood. Collisions involving weakly-bound nuclei, which have low energy thresholds against breakup, present further challenges. Recent coincidence measurements for reactions of weakly bound stable nuclei have not only provided a complete picture of the physical mechanisms triggering breakup, but have also shown how information on reaction dynamics occurring on time-scales of ∼zepto-seconds can be obtained experimentally. These new experimental findings demand major developments in quantum models of near-barrier nuclear reactions.en201410.1051/epjconf/2014660100384898711974