Abstract

High precision fusion excitation functions have been measured for the 16O+ 58Ni and 16O+ 62Ni systems from which fusion barrier distributions have been evaluated. Coupled-reaction-channels (CRC) calculations, which describe elastic and quasi-elastic scattering, also satisfactorily reproduce the fusion cross sections and barrier distributions. The small value of Z 1 Z 2 in this case leads to barrier distributions with relatively little structure. However, in conjunction with the detailed elastic scattering data for these systems, this allows us to elucidate the role of previously ignored states in 16O in pushing the entire distribution to lower energies. These shifts are consistent with derived magnitudes of polarization potentials for both systems.

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