Fusion of ⁶⁰Ni + ¹⁰⁰Mo below barrier

¹ Università di Padova, Dipartimento di Fisica ”G.Galilei”, via Marzolo 8, 36131 Padova, Italy
² INFN, sezione di Padova, via Marzolo 8, 36131 Padova, Italy
³ INFN, Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro, Legnaro ( Padova), Italy
⁴ Physics Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 9700 S. Cass Avenue, Argonne, IL 60439
⁵ Joint Institute of Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
⁶ University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
⁷ Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 490084, USA
⁸ Department of Physics, Colorado School of Mines, Gloden, CO 80401, USA

Abstract

The fusion cross section of ⁶⁰Ni + ¹⁰⁰Mo has been measured down to microbarn level, looking for hindrance at low energy, in a system with positive Q-values for neutron transfer. The measured cross sections look similar to those of the nearby ⁶⁴Ni + ¹⁰⁰Mo, but no conclusive statement can be made at this stage, as to the onset of hindrance in this system.