DYNAMICAL DIPOLE MODE IN FUSION HEAVY-ION REACTIONS

Abstract

The prompt γ-ray emission, associated with the dynamical dipole mode decay, was investigated in the 32,36 S + 100,96 Mo and 36,40 Ar + 96,92 Zr fusion-evaporation reactions in the energy range E lab= 6 - 16 MeV / nucleon . The above reaction pairs populate, through entrance channels having different charge asymmetries, a compound nucleus in the 132 Ce mass region at excitation energies of 117, 174 and 284 MeV with identical spin distribution. By studying the differential γ-ray multiplicity spectra of the considered systems, the features of the dynamical dipole mode as a function of the beam energy were extracted while the γ-ray angular distributions were used to prove its pre-equilibrium character. The experimental findings were compared with theoretical predictions performed within a BNV transport model and based on a collective bremsstrahlung analysis of the entrance channel reaction dynamics. As a fast cooling mechanism on the fusion path, the prompt dipole radiation could be of interest for the synthesis of super heavy elements through hot fusion reactions providing a way to cool down the hot fusion paths, so ending up with a larger survival probability. To shed light on this hypothesis, the dynamical dipole mode investigation was extended to a heavier compound nucleus, 192 Pb , by means of the 40 Ca + 152 Sm and 48 Ca + 144 Sm reactions at E lab= 11 and 10.1 MeV/nucleon, respectively. Preliminary results of this measurement, concerning both fusion-evaporation and fission events are presented.