2002/06/07 by V. Yu. Denisov, W. Noerenberg · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #nucl-th
published as Eur.Phys.J. A15 (2002) 375-388 · 15 pages, 8 figures. Accepted for publication in Eur. Phys. J. A. In LaTeX file Springer-Verlag and AMS styles are used
arxiv created 2002/06/07 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Entrance-channel potentials in nucleus-nucleus collisions, relevant for the synthesis of superheavy elements, are systematically studied within a semi-microscopic approach, where microscopic nuclear densities of the colliding spherical or deformed nuclei are used in semi-classical expressions of the energy-density functional. From experimental data on fusion windows evidence is found that the existence of pockets in the entrance-channel potentials is crucial for fusion. Criteria for the choice of best collision systems for the synthesis of superheavy elements are discussed.