On the true nature of transfer reactions leading to the complete fusion of projectile and target

TL;DR

This paper proposes that nucleon transfer in hot-fusion reactions occurs in a new state of nuclear matter within 0.17 yoctoseconds and suggests this state may also appear in early stages of relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions.

Contribution

It introduces the concept of a new nuclear matter state during nucleon transfer and links it to early collision phenomena at relativistic energies.

Findings

Nucleon transfer occurs within 0.17 yoctoseconds.

A new state of nuclear matter is proposed during hot-fusion.

Potential relevance to early stages of relativistic nucleus collisions.

Abstract

The transfer of nucleons in hot-fusion reactions occurs within 0.17 yoctosecond, in a new state of nuclear matter. We suggest that the same state should show itself in an early stage of the phenomena occurring in nucleus-nucleus collisions realized at relativistic energies.