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Quantum effects in the diffusion process to form a heavy nucleus in heavy-ion fusion reactions

Nuclear Theory 2009-11-11 v1

Abstract

We discuss quantum effects in the diffusion process which is used to describe the shape evolution from the touching configuration of fusing two nuclei to a compound nucleus. Applying the theory with quantum effects to the case where the potential field, the mass and friction parameters are adapted to realistic values of heavy-ion collisions, we show that the quantum effects play significant roles at low temperatures which are relevant to the synthesis of superheavy elements.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0606001,
  title  = {Quantum effects in the diffusion process to form a heavy nucleus in heavy-ion fusion reactions},
  author = {Kouhei Washiyama and Bulent Yilmaz and Sakir Ayik and Noboru Takigawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0606001},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, 2 figures. Uses aipxfm.sty. A talk given at the FUSION06: International Conference on Reaction Mechanisms and Nuclear Structure at the Coulomb barrier, March 19-23, 2006, San Servolo, Venezia, Italy