Microscopic Investigation of Fusion and Quasifission Dynamics
Nuclear Theory
2026-03-11 v1
Abstract
We introduce the application of Time-Dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) theory to two key aspects of heavy-ion reaction dynamics for producing superheavy elements: fusion and quasi-fission (QF). For fusion reactions Ca+U, the capture cross sections, fusion probabilities, and evaporation-residue cross sections are calculated using the inputs from TDHF simulations, and the results are found to be in reasonable agreement with available experimental data. For the QF process of Ca+Bk, we show the distribution of the fragments and investigate the impact of the tensor force, significantly enhancing the role of spherical shell effects.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2603.09360,
title = {Microscopic Investigation of Fusion and Quasifission Dynamics},
author = {Liang Li and Xiang-Xiang Sun and Lu Guo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.09360},
year = {2026}
}