Recent developments in heavy-ion fusion reactions

BB Back, H Esbensen, CL Jiang, KE Rehm - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2014 - APS
In this review the main advances in heavy-ion fusion research that have taken place over the
last decade are addressed. During this period, experimental studies have been extended to …

Recent developments in fusion and direct reactions with weakly bound nuclei

LF Canto, PRS Gomes, R Donangelo, J Lubian… - Physics Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
In this Report we give a balanced account of the experimental and theoretical advances
acquired over the last decade in the field of near-barrier fusion reactions induced by weakly …

Subbarrier fusion reactions and many-particle quantum tunneling

K Hagino, N Takigawa - Progress of theoretical physics, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Low-energy heavy-ion fusion reactions are governed by quantum tunneling through the
Coulomb barrier formed by the strong cancellation of the repulsive Coulomb force with the …

Heavy-ion fusion reactions at extreme sub-barrier energies

CL Jiang, BB Back, KE Rehm, K Hagino… - The European Physical …, 2021 - Springer
The study of fusion reactions at extreme sub-barrier energies has seen an increased interest
in recent years, although difficult to measure due to their very small cross sections. Such …

Reaction rate for carbon burning in massive stars

CL Jiang, D Santiago-Gonzalez, S Almaraz-Calderon… - Physical Review C, 2018 - APS
Carbon burning is a critical phase for nucleosynthesis in massive stars. The conditions for
igniting this burning stage, and the subsequent isotope composition of the resulting ashes …

Recent experimental results in sub-and near-barrier heavy-ion fusion reactions

G Montagnoli, AM Stefanini - The European Physical Journal A, 2017 - Springer
Recent advances obtained in the field of near and sub-barrier heavy-ion fusion reactions are
reviewed. Emphasis is given to the results obtained in the last decade, and focus is mainly …

The 12C+ 12C reaction and the impact on nucleosynthesis in massive stars

M Pignatari, R Hirschi, M Wiescher… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Despite much effort in the past decades, the C-burning reaction rate is uncertain by several
orders of magnitude, and the relative strength between the different channels 12 C (12 C, α) …

Dominance of direct reaction channels at deep sub-barrier energies for weakly bound nuclei on heavy targets: The case

A Pakou, L Acosta, PD O'Malley, S Aguilar, EF Aguilera… - Physical Review C, 2020 - APS
We report the first evidence of breakup dominance at deep sub-barrier energies for the
proton halo nucleus B 8 on a heavy target. Angular distribution measurements of the B 8 …

[HTML][HTML] How does fusion hindrance show up in medium-light systems? The case of 48Ca+ 48Ca

AM Stefanini, G Montagnoli, R Silvestri, L Corradi… - Physics Letters B, 2009 - Elsevier
The fusion excitation function of 48Ca+ 48Ca has been measured above and well below the
Coulomb barrier, thereby largely extending the energy range of a previous experiment down …

Possible resonances in the 12C+ 12C fusion rate and superburst ignition

RL Cooper, AW Steiner, EF Brown - The Astrophysical Journal, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
Observationally inferred superburst ignition depths are shallower than models predict. We
address this discrepancy by reexamining the superburst trigger mechanism. We first explore …