Study of nucleus orientation effect in the 238U+238U multinucleon transfer reaction

Abstract

The improved quantum molecular dynamics model was employed to study the 238U+238U multinucleon transfer reaction at E c.m. = 833 MeV in this work. The influence of the orientation effect on the nuclear deformation at the contact moment, the composite system lifetime, the transfer rate and the fragment production mechanism are investigated. Statistical analysis reveals that at the contact moment, the orientation of the projectile and the target have less influence on each other and retain their respective initial characteristics to some extent. For collision parameters less than 6 fm, significant differences are observed in composite system lifetime and transfer rate under different orientation configurations; however, the orientation effect gradually diminishes with increasing collision parameters. Additionally, it is found that transfer reactions dominate when the collision parameter b ≤ 6 fm, while elastic and inelastic scattering events increase rapidly as the collision parameter exceeds 6 fm. Within the range of 10 ≤ b ≤ 13 fm, the transfer probability for side–side collisions is significantly higher compared to other cases.