FISSION FOLLOWING TRANSFER TO TH-232 AT ENERGIES BELOW THE COULOMB BARRIER

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LEIGH, JR
DIAMOND, RM
JOHNSTON, A
NEWTON, JO
SIE, SH
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[1] Department of Nuclear Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra
[2] Kelvin Laboratory, National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride, Glasgow
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.153
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have observed fission induced by transfer to Th232 from O16 and F19 projectiles at sub-Coulomb energies. The cross sections for the stronger reactions are in qualitative agreement with simple theoretical estimates. They are of the same magnitude as those found earlier by bombardment with Kr and Xe where the Q windows are considerably less favorable. In those cases, transfer involving Coulomb excitation is proposed as an explanation. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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