New perspective on cold fusion reactions: A microscopic description

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Main Authors: Zhang, Yinu, Han, Bo, Fang, Yueping, Zhu, Long
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Published: 2026
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author Zhang, Yinu
Han, Bo
Fang, Yueping
Zhu, Long
author_facet Zhang, Yinu
Han, Bo
Fang, Yueping
Zhu, Long
contents A microscopic framework that combines the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) approach with the fusion by diffusion (FBD) model is proposed to investigate the synthesis mechanism of superheavy nuclei (SHN). For the reaction $^{48}\text{Ca}+^{208}\text{Pb}$, the calculated evaporation-residue cross section (ERCS) reproduces the experimental data reasonably well. The method enables self-consistent extraction of the fusion injection point and inner barrier from HFB potential-energy surfaces (PES), thereby incorporating nuclear structure effects while eliminating phenomenological tuning at the fusion stage. For cold-fusion reactions, the PES features a hyperasymmetric valley driven by shell effects. This $^{208}$Pb anchored valley connects the entrance channel to compound nucleus formation and provides an exit channel for cluster decay. We further investigate the cold-fusion reactions $^{54}\text{Cr}+^{208}\text{Pb}$ and $^{58}\text{Fe}+^{208}\text{Pb}$, obtaining a near-exponential decrease of $P_{\text{CN}}$ with compound-nucleus charge $Z$, consistent with established systematics. This approach demonstrates a self-consistent framework that can reduce uncertainties in the fusion stage of SHN production.
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spellingShingle New perspective on cold fusion reactions: A microscopic description
Zhang, Yinu
Han, Bo
Fang, Yueping
Zhu, Long
Nuclear Theory
A microscopic framework that combines the Hartree-Fock-Bogoliubov (HFB) approach with the fusion by diffusion (FBD) model is proposed to investigate the synthesis mechanism of superheavy nuclei (SHN). For the reaction $^{48}\text{Ca}+^{208}\text{Pb}$, the calculated evaporation-residue cross section (ERCS) reproduces the experimental data reasonably well. The method enables self-consistent extraction of the fusion injection point and inner barrier from HFB potential-energy surfaces (PES), thereby incorporating nuclear structure effects while eliminating phenomenological tuning at the fusion stage. For cold-fusion reactions, the PES features a hyperasymmetric valley driven by shell effects. This $^{208}$Pb anchored valley connects the entrance channel to compound nucleus formation and provides an exit channel for cluster decay. We further investigate the cold-fusion reactions $^{54}\text{Cr}+^{208}\text{Pb}$ and $^{58}\text{Fe}+^{208}\text{Pb}$, obtaining a near-exponential decrease of $P_{\text{CN}}$ with compound-nucleus charge $Z$, consistent with established systematics. This approach demonstrates a self-consistent framework that can reduce uncertainties in the fusion stage of SHN production.
title New perspective on cold fusion reactions: A microscopic description
topic Nuclear Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.10869