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Effects of diabaticity on fusion of heavy nuclei in the dinuclear model ...

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Sax<strong>on</strong> potential Vi(i =1, 2) that c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s central, sp<strong>in</strong>-orbit and Coulomb (for <strong>the</strong> prot<strong>on</strong>s)<br />

<strong>in</strong>teracti<strong>on</strong>s is used. The s<strong>in</strong>gle-particle wave functi<strong>on</strong> ψi(i = α, β) is obta<strong>in</strong>ed us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> same<br />

Woods-Sax<strong>on</strong> potential Vi(i =1, 2). The matrix elements gαβ(R) are presented <strong>in</strong> [75], where<br />

<strong>the</strong> analytical method <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong>ir calculati<strong>on</strong> has been suggested (see also Appendix <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> Ref.<br />

[33]). The total s<strong>in</strong>gle-particle potential <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> DNS [V 1(r)+V 2(r −R)] is used to calculate <strong>the</strong><br />

element for nucle<strong>on</strong> transfer gαβ(R) = matrix 1 <br />

drψ∗ β (r)[V1(r)+V2(r − R)]ψα(r − R).<br />

2<br />

The expressi<strong>on</strong> (4.2) is obta<strong>in</strong>ed <strong>in</strong> [33, 73] assum<strong>in</strong>g that <strong>the</strong> probability <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> different<br />

DNS c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> Z is stati<strong>on</strong>ary and reaches a statistical equilibrium for a temperature<br />

T . In this approach, <strong>the</strong> decay <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> DNS c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> relative distance R is not<br />

c<strong>on</strong>sidered when <strong>the</strong> system evolves <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> variable Z.<br />

4.2 Results and discussi<strong>on</strong><br />

4.2.1 Isotopic dependence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> driv<strong>in</strong>g potential<br />

Figs. 4-1to 4-5 show <strong>the</strong> isotopic dependence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> driv<strong>in</strong>g potentials U(η) calculated with <strong>the</strong><br />

TCSM-method for <strong>the</strong> <strong>heavy</strong> systems Hg,Pb,Po,Thand Fm, respectively. From <strong>the</strong>se figures,<br />

we can see that <strong>the</strong> driv<strong>in</strong>g potential is sensitive to <strong>the</strong> mass number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> d<strong>in</strong>uclear systems.<br />

Such behaviour was also observed <strong>in</strong> [73] for <strong>the</strong> potentials obta<strong>in</strong>ed with <strong>the</strong> alternative mi-<br />

croscopical method and with <strong>the</strong> phenomenological method. In general, it is observed that <strong>the</strong><br />

heavier <strong>the</strong> isotope, <strong>the</strong> larger is <strong>the</strong> fusi<strong>on</strong> barrier <strong>in</strong> η. Many <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> fusi<strong>on</strong> characteristics<br />

are given by <strong>the</strong> static potential energy surface. It provides <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> about <strong>the</strong> energy<br />

threshold for fusi<strong>on</strong>, which determ<strong>in</strong>es <strong>the</strong> optimal bombard<strong>in</strong>g energy. In <strong>the</strong> DNS <strong>model</strong>, <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>ner fusi<strong>on</strong> barrier <strong>in</strong> mass asymmetry supplies <strong>the</strong> h<strong>in</strong>drance for complete fusi<strong>on</strong>. The top <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

this barrier co<strong>in</strong>cides with <strong>the</strong> maximum (Bus<strong>in</strong>aro-Gall<strong>on</strong>e po<strong>in</strong>t) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> DNS potential energy<br />

as a functi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> mass asymmetry. The fusi<strong>on</strong> barrier Bη <strong>in</strong> η for a reacti<strong>on</strong> under c<strong>on</strong>siderati<strong>on</strong><br />

is def<strong>in</strong>ed as <strong>the</strong> difference between <strong>the</strong> potential energies <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>itial DNS and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> DNS<br />

<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>aro-Gall<strong>on</strong>e maximum. If <strong>the</strong> excitati<strong>on</strong> energy is sufficient to overcome this bar-<br />

rier, <strong>the</strong>n <strong>the</strong> fusi<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> mass asymmetry degree <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> freedom occurs. From <strong>the</strong>se Figures, we<br />

can also observe that <strong>the</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>aro-Gall<strong>on</strong>e po<strong>in</strong>t moves towards larger asymmetries with <strong>the</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong>crease <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> mass number <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> compound nucleus. From Fig. 4-5, we see that accord<strong>in</strong>g<br />

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