Possible effect of transfer reactions on heavy ion fusion at sub-barrier energies

Abstract

It is proposed that the transfer of two neutrons explains the relative enhancement in the subbarrier fusion cross section of $^{58}\mathrm{Ni}$ + $^{65}\mathrm{Ni}$ with respect to $^{58}\mathrm{Ni}$ + $^{58}\mathrm{Ni}$. Similar relative enhancements in other cases of low energy heavy-ion fusion reactions are noted.NUCLEAR REACTIONS Fusion, enhancement of sub-Coulomb heavy-ion fusion rates by transfer reactions.