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Hadrons and Nuclei


Eur. Phys. J. A 13, 117-121 (2002)

Transfer, breakup, and fusion reactions of $\chem{^{6}He}$ with $\chem{^{209}Bi}$ near the Coulomb barrier

J.J. Kolata

Physics Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556-5670, USA

(Received: 1 May 2001 / Revised version: 31 August 2001)

Abstract
The fusion of $\chem{^{6}He}$ with a $\chem{^{209}Bi}$ target displays a large enhancement at energies near to and below the Coulomb barrier. Recently, a $\chem{^{4}He}$ group of remarkable intensity, which dominates the total reaction cross-section, has also been observed in the near-barrier interaction of the same system. It is argued that this transfer/breakup channel acts as a doorway state to fusion.

PACS
25.60.-t - Reactions induced by unstable nuclei.
25.60.Bx - Elastic scattering.
25.60.Dz - Interaction and reaction cross sections.
25.60.Gc - Breakup and momentum distributions.

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