Fusion of <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">N</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>14</mn></mrow><mrow></mrow><mrow></mrow></mmultiscripts></mrow></math></span> + <span class="aps-inline-formula"><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><mrow><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi mathvariant="normal">C</mi></mrow><mprescripts></mprescripts><mrow></mrow><mrow><mn>12</mn></mrow><mrow></mrow><mrow></mrow></mmultiscripts></mrow></math></span> at Energies up to 178 MeV

R. G. Stokstad; J. Gomez del Campo; J. A. Biggerstaff; A. H. Snell; P. H. Stelson

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.36.1529

Fusion of ${}^{14}N$ + ${}^{12}C$ at Energies up to 178 MeV

R. G. Stokstad, J. Gomez del Campo, J. A. Biggerstaff, A. H. Snell, and P. H. Stelson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 36, 1529 – Published 28 June 1976

Abstract

The cross section for the fusion of ${}^{14}N$ + ${}^{12}C$ has been determined at bombarding energies covering the range $E_{{}^{14}N} = 43 - 178$ MeV (3 to 12 times the interaction barrier height). The cross section decreases slowly with increasing energy and, at the highest energy, suggests that ${}^{26}{Al}$ has been formed with an angular momentum equal to the liquid-drop limit.