Fusion cross sections measurements with MUSIC
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Abstract
The interaction between exotic nuclei plays an important role for understanding the reaction mechanism of the fusion processes as well as for the energy production in stars. With the advent of radioactive beams new frontiers for fusion reaction studies have become accessible. We have performed the first measurements of the total fusion cross sections in the systems $^{10,14,15}$C+$^{12}$C using a newly developed active target-detector system (MUSIC). Comparison of the obtained cross sections with theoretical predictions show a good agreement in the energy region accessible with existing radioactive beams. This type of comparison allows us to calibrate the calculations for cases that cannot be studied in the laboratory with the current experimental capabilities. The high efficiency of this active detector system will allow future measurements with even more neutron-rich isotopes.
*This work is supported by the U.S. DOE Office of Nuclear Physics under contract No. DE-AC02-06CH11357 and the Universidad Nacional de San Martin, Argentina, grant SJ10/39.
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