Colliding a heavy projectile with an even heavier target nucleus only occasionally produces superheavy elements. Analyses of the processes that prevent fusion suggest that projectile size is one of ...
The study of heavy and superheavy nuclei probes the limits of nuclear stability and the interplay between quantum shells, collective deformations and strong Coulomb forces. In these systems, ...
Nucleus-nucleus potential (left) and barrier distribution (right) for 40 Ca + 144 Sm. In contrast to light particle induced fusion reactions, the realistic nucleus-nucleus potential is different from ...
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