Investigations on <sup>54–60</sup>Fe + <sup>238–244</sup>Pu → <sup>296–302</sup>120 fusion reactions
H.C. Manjunatha, L. Seenappa, N. Sowmya, K.N. Sridhar
Abstract
We have studied the 54–60 Fe-induced fusion reactions to synthesize the superheavy nuclei 296–302 120 by studying the compound nucleus formation probability, survival probability, and evaporation residue cross-sections. The comparison of the evaporation residue cross-section for different targets reveals that the evaporation residue cross-section is larger for projectile target combination 58 Fe+ 243 Pu→ 301 120. We have identified the most probable 58 Fe-induced fusion reactions to synthesize superheavy nuclei 296–302 120. The suggested reactions may be useful to synthesize the superheavy element Z = 120.
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PhysicsProjectileFusionEvaporationNuclear fusionNuclear physicsNucleusResidue (chemistry)Nuclear reactionAtomic physicsChemistryThermodynamicsCell biologyQuantum mechanicsBiochemistryLinguisticsPhilosophyBiologyNuclear physics research studiesAstronomical and nuclear sciencesNuclear Physics and Applications