Preequilibrium cluster emission in massive transfer reactions near the Coulomb barrier energy

Abstract

Within the framework of the dinuclear system model, the preequilibrium emission of neutron, proton, deuteron, triton, $^{3}\mathrm{He}$, $\ensuremath{\alpha}$, $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$, $^{7}\mathrm{Li}$, $^{8}\mathrm{Be}$, and $^{9}\mathrm{Be}$ in the transfer reactions of $^{12}\mathrm{C}$ $+$ $^{209}\mathrm{Bi}$, $^{40,48}\mathrm{Ca}+^{238}\mathrm{U}$, $^{238}\mathrm{U}+^{238}\mathrm{U}$, and $^{238}\mathrm{U}+^{248}\mathrm{Cm}$ has been systematically investigated. The production rate, kinetic energy spectra, and emission angular distribution are calculated. It is found that the preequilibrium emission mechanism is associated with the reaction system and beam energy. The preequilibrium cross sections of proton, deuteron, triton, and alpha are comparable in magnitude. The reaction with $^{40}\mathrm{Ca}$ is favorable for the cluster emission in comparison with $^{48}\mathrm{Ca}$ on $^{238}\mathrm{U}$ at the near barrier energy. A broad angular distribution of the preequilibrium cluster is found in the heavy systems $^{238}\mathrm{U}+^{238}\mathrm{U}$ and $^{238}\mathrm{U}+^{248}\mathrm{Cm}$. The method is also possible for the weakly bound nuclei induced reactions. Future experiments are discussed for the preequilibrium cluster measurements.