Finite Range Effects on Fusion and/or Breakup of 6He+238U and 11Li+208Pb Systems

Abstract

We have studied the effects of the finite range of the interaction between the fragments of the projectile on the fusion and/or breakup of 6He+238U and 11Li+208 Pb systems at near barrier energies within the framework of dynamic polarization potential approach. It has been found that at near barrier energies the maximum flux is lost to the breakup channel and at energies well above the Coulomb barrier the fusion coupled with the breakup channel opens up, initially with sharp rise and later becoming saturated at energy nearly twice of the Coulomb barrier. Further, it is found that the breakup cross section increases with the increasing range of the interaction between the fragments of the projectile while the fusion coupled with the breakup channel cross section decreases with the increasing range.