https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/i2004-10091-y
Isotopic dependence of fusion probabilities for neutron-deficient and -rich colliding nuclei
Department of Physics, Panjab University, 160 014, Chandigarh, India
* e-mail: rkpuri@pu.ac.in
Received:
26
June
2004
Accepted:
15
October
2004
Published online:
5
January
2005
Isotopic dependence of the fusion dynamics is studied by analyzing the collision of a large number of isotopes of Ca and Ni with 0.6 
N/Z
2. This study, which results from the Skyrme energy density formalism, reveals that the addition of neutrons favors fusion of reacting partners, whereas the reverse happens with the removal of neutrons. The fusion barrier heights and positions follow a non-linear second-order dependence on (
-1 ), whereas fusion cross-sections can be parameterized by a straight line.-1
PACS: 24.10.-i Nuclear reaction models and methods – / 25.70.Jj Fusion and fusion-fission reactions – / 25.60.Pj Fusion reactions – / 25.70.-z Low and intermediate energy heavy-ion reactions –
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