Influence of Extra Neutrons Added to theC12+O16System: Gross Structures inγ-Ray Yields Following theC13+O16andC12+O18Reactions

Abstract
Excitation functions for the dominant fusion channels in the C13 + O16 and C12 + O18 reactions have been measured from 7 to 25 MeV (c.m.) using γ-ray spectroscopy. Comparison with the C12 + O16 system shows that gross structure persists in the α-out channel for C13 + O16 but is not apparent in this channel for C12 + O18, although observed in the inelastic channels for the latter. C13 + O16 is the first system not comprised of α-cluster nuclei to exhibit gross structures in fusion channels.