Influence of nuclear structure on sub-barrier hindrance in Ni+Ni fusion

C. L. Jiang, K. E. Rehm, R. V. F. Janssens +14

Fusion-evaporation cross sections for ${}^{64}$Ni+${}^{64}$Ni have been measured down to the 10 nb level. For fusion between two open-shell nuclei, this is the first observation of a m…