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D. K. Swami

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Search for a viable nucleus-nucleus potential for heavy-ion nuclear reactions

We have constructed an empirical formulae for the fusion and interaction barriers using experimental values available till date. The fusion barriers so obtained have been compared with different model predictions based on the proximity, Woods-Saxon and double folding potentials along with several empirical formulas, time dependent Hartree-Fock theories, and the experimental results. The comparison allows us to find the best model, which is nothing but the present empirical formula only. Most remarkably, the fusion barrier and radius show excellent consonance with the experimental findings for the reactions meant for synthesis of the superheavy elements also. Furthermore, it is seen that substitution of the predicted fusion barrier and radius in classic Wong formula [C. Wong, Phys. Rev. Lett. {31}, 766 (1973)] for the total fusion cross sections satisfies very well with the experiments. Similarly, current interaction barrier predictions have also been compared well with a few experimental results available and Bass potential model meant for the interaction barrier predictions. Importantly, the present formulae for the fusion as well as interaction barrier will have practical implications in carrying out the physics research near the Coulomb barrier energies. Furthermore, present fusion barrier and radius provide us a good nucleus-nucleus potential useful for numerous theoretical applications.

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Exploring the accurate nuclear potential

We have constructed empirical formulae for fusion and interaction barrier heights using experimental values available in the literature. Fusion excitation function measurements are used for the former and back angle quasi-elastic excitation function for the latter case. The fusion barriers so obtained have been compared with various model predictions such as Bass potential, Christenson and Winther, Broglia and Winther, Aage Winther, Siwek-Wilczynska and J.Wilczynski, Skyrme energy density function model, and the Sao Paulo optical potential along with experimental results. The comparison allows us to find the best model, which is found to be the Broglia and Winther model. Further, to examine its predictability, the Broglia and Winther model parameters are used to obtain total fusion cross sections showing good agreement with the experimental values for beam energies above the fusion barriers. Thus, this model can be useful for planning any experiments, especially ones aiming for super heavy elements. Similarly, current interaction barrier heights have also been compared with the Bass potential model predictions. It shows that the present model calculations are much lower than the Bass potential model predictions. We believe the current interaction barrier model prediction will be a good starting point for future quasi-elastic scattering experiments. Whereas both the Broglia and Winther model and our interaction barrier model will have practical implications in carrying out physics research near the Coulomb barrier energies.

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Present status of theoretical understanding of charge changing processes at low beam energies

A model for the evaluation of charge-state distributions of fast heavy ions in solid targets is being developed since late eighties in terms of ETACHA code. Time to time it is being updated to deal with more number of electrons and non-perturbative processes. The calculation approach of the recent one, which is formulated for handling the non-perturbative processes better, is different from the earlier ones. However, the experimental results for the projectiles up to 28 electrons can be compared with the predictions from any versions of ETACHA code. Though earlier versions are not meant for the non-perturbative cases, but the detail comparison suggests that predictions from an earlier version is somewhat superior to that of the recent version. However, certain difference up to 4 units of charge found between the earlier version and experimental results on the mean charge states and charge state distributions is attributed to nonradiative electron capture taking place at the exit surface in the influence of wake and dynamic screening effects. This can be a possible mechanism of multiply charge formation in the electrospray ionization of big molecules.

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