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AUTHOR
A. Trzcinska
Smoothing of structure in the fusion and quasielastic barrier distributions for the ^{20}Ne + ^{208}Pb system
We present simultaneously measured barrier distributions for the 20Ne + 208Pb system derived from largeangle quasielastic scattering and fusion, in the latter case by means of the detection of fission fragments. Both distributions turned out to be smooth, in spectacular disagreement with the results of standard coupled-channels calculations. Namely, they do not posses the strong structure expected from coupled-channels calculations, even if apparently they take into account explicitly all relevant strong couplings. This points to the importance of weak channels, i.e., transfer reactions and scattering connected with noncollective excitations. peerReviewed
Weak channels in backscattering of ^{20}Ne on ^{nat}Ni, ^{118}Sn, and ^{208}Pb
To further our understanding of the influence of weakly coupled channels on the distribution of Coulomb barrier heights, we have measured transfer cross sections for 20Ne ions backscattered from natNi, 118Sn, and 208Pb targets at near-barrier energies. The Q value spectrum in the case of 208Pb target has been determined too. The transfer channels appear to be especially important for 208Pb, whose double-closed-shell nature leads to a relatively low level density for noncollective inelastic excitations. peerReviewed