School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China / Post Doctoral Fellow
Isospin conservation in compound nuclear fusion–fission reactions – empirical evidence
Isospin symmetry has gained importance in nuclear phenomena involving heavy nuclei in recent years. We presented an empirical evidence of isospin dependence in the compound nuclear fission cross-sections and fission widths, which suggests the idea that the compound nucleus (CN) possibly retains the memory of the isospin when it is formed and affects the CN fission. Further, the data also suggest a possible new signature of weakening of the CN process and gradual transition to non-compound processes as the energy rises. This is a very interesting and useful observation which needs to be confirmed by further and more precise experiments.