Analogies between nuclear clusters and fullerene cages

L. Qu; Yu Liang Zhao; Z. L. Chen; X. F. Gao; Z. F. Chai; J. Zhang; G. M. Xing

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2004.04.086

Analogies between nuclear clusters and fullerene cages

L. Qu, Yu Liang Zhao, Z. L. Chen, X. F. Gao, Z. F. Chai, J. Zhang, G. M. Xing

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Similarities in behaviors of atomic nuclei and C₆₀ fullerene cages are investigated to explore evidences for a new concept that if a superheavy nucleus can be a cage structure similar to a C₆₀ fullerene. It is found that neutron-induced fusion reactions of C₆₀ and/or C₇₀ cages yield stable heavy molecular clusters similar to nuclear molecular clusters surviving in fission process. The experimental results indicate analogies in geometric shapes and spatial alignment of the nuclear molecular cluster and atomic molecular cluster.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	459-462
Number of pages	4
Journal	Nuclear Physics A
Volume	738
Issue number	1-4 SUPPL.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysa.2004.04.086
State	Published - Jun 28 2004

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