Near-barrier fusion ofLi11with heavy spherical and deformed targets

Abstract
The cross sections for the fusion of Li11 with Pb208 and U238 are calculated at near-barrier energies. The coupling of the entrance channel to the soft giant dipole resonance in Li11 is taken into account together with the coupling to the breakup channel Li9+2n. The deformation of U238 is also considered. The cross section is found to exhibit important structure around the barrier.