Strong Energy Dependence of the Optical Potential forS32+Ni58,64near the Coulomb Barrier

Abstract
The elastic scattering of S32+Ni58,64 was measured at sulfur beam energies of 82, 88, 91, 93, 98, 102.5, 108, and 150 MeV. Evidence is found for a marked energy dependence of the optical potential at the strong-absorption radii around the Coulomb barrier, in good agreement with parallel information extracted from the fusion cross sections for the same systems.