Preequilibrium cluster emission in massive transfer reactions near Coulomb barrier energy

TL;DR

This paper investigates preequilibrium cluster emissions in massive transfer reactions near Coulomb barrier energies using the dinuclear system model, revealing system and energy dependencies and comparing different reaction systems.

Contribution

It systematically analyzes preequilibrium emissions across various reactions, providing new insights into emission mechanisms and angular distributions near the Coulomb barrier.

Findings

Preequilibrium emission mechanism depends on the reaction system and beam energy.

Proton, deuteron, triton, and alpha emissions have comparable cross sections.

Reaction with $^{40}$Ca favors cluster emission over $^{48}$Ca near the barrier.

Abstract

Within the framework of the dinuclear system model, the preequilibrium emission of neutron, proton, deuteron, triton, $^{3}$He, $\alpha$, $^{6}$Li, $^{7}$Li, $^{8}$Be and $^{9}$Be in the transfer reactions of $^{12}$C + $^{209}$Bi, $^{40,48}$Ca+$^{238}$U, $^{238}$U+$^{238}$U and $^{238}$U+$^{248}$Cm has been systematically investigated. The production rate, kinetic energy spectra and emission angular distribution are calculated. It is found that the preequilibrium emission mechanism is associated with the reaction system and beam energy. The preequilibrium cross sections of proton, deuteron, triton and alpha are comparable in magnitude. The reaction with $^{40}$Ca is favorable for the cluster emission in comparison with $^{48}$Ca on $^{238}$U at the near barrier energy. A broad angular distribution of the preequilibrium cluster is found in the heavy systems $^{238}$U+$^{238}$U and $^{238}$U+$^{248}$Cm.