Adiabatic and coupled channels calculations for near barrier fusion of 16O +238U using realistic nucleon–nucleon interaction

Abstract

We investigate the fusion cross-section and the fusion barrier distribution of [Formula: see text]O[Formula: see text]U at near- and sub-barrier energies. We use an interaction potential generated by the semi-microscopic double folding model-based on density dependent (DD) form of the realistic Michigan-three-Yukawa (M3Y) Reid nucleon–nucleon (NN) interaction. We studied the role of both the static and dynamic deformations of the target nucleus on the fusion process. Rotational and vibrational degrees of freedom of [Formula: see text]U-nucleus are considered. We found that the deformation and the octupole vibrations in [Formula: see text]U enhance its sub-barrier fusion cross-section. The signature of the the octupole vibrational modes of [Formula: see text]U appears clearly in its fusion barrier distribution profile.