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Effects of nuclear structure on average angular momentum in subbarrier fusion

A. B. Balantekin, J. R. Bennett, S. Kuyucak

nucl-tharXiv:nucl-th/9407037

Abstract

We investigate the effects of nuclear quadrupole and hexadecapole couplings on the average angular momentum in sub-barrier fusion reactions. This quantity could provide a probe for nuclear shapes, distinguishing between prolate vs. oblate quadrupole and positive vs. negative hexadecapole couplings. We describe the data in the O + Sm system and discuss heavier systems where shape effects become more pronounced.

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