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Fission; non-equilibrium fission; equilibration time.

Synthesis of heavy and superheavy elements is severely hindered by fission and fission-like processes. The probability of these fission-like, non-equilibrium processes strongly depends on the entrance channel parameters. This article attempts to summarize the recent experimental findings and classify the signatures of these non-equilibrium processes based on macroscopic variables. The importance of the sticking time of the dinuclear complex with respect to the equilibration times of various degrees of freedom is emphasized.

R G Thomas¹

1. Nuclear Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India

Early published

22 July 2015