Fusion of a neutron skin nucleus: The <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><msup><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>209</mn></mrow></msup></mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">Bi</mi><mrow><msup><mrow><mo>(</mo></mrow><mrow><mn>6</mn></mrow></msup></mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">He</mi><mo>,</mo><mn>4</mn><mi>n</mi><mo>)</mo></math></span> reaction

P. A. DeYoung; B. Hughey; P. L. Jolivette; G. F. Peaslee; J. J. Kolata; V. Guimarães; D. Peterson; P. Santi; H. C. Griffin; J. A. Zimmerman; J. D. Hinnefeld

doi:10.1103/PhysRevC.58.3442

Fusion of a neutron skin nucleus: The $^{209} Bi (^{6} He, 4 n)$ reaction

P. A. DeYoung, B. Hughey, P. L. Jolivette, G. F. Peaslee, J. J. Kolata, V. Guimarães, D. Peterson, P. Santi, H. C. Griffin, J. A. Zimmerman, and J. D. Hinnefeld

Phys. Rev. C 58, 3442 – Published 1 December 1998

Abstract

This report details a greatly improved measurement of the four-neutron evaporation cross section following the fusion of $^{6} He +^{209} Bi$ for center-of-mass energies between 23.5 and 30.7 MeV. The results, for energies above the Coulomb barrier, are interpreted within the context of the standard statistical model.