Optical model analysis of the $^{16}O+^{16}O$ nuclear scattering reaction around $E_{LAB}$=5MeV/Nucleon

Abstract

In this study, the experimental data on elastic scattering of $^{16}O+^{16}O$ reaction at the incident energies $E_{LAB}$=75.0; 80.6 and 87.2MeV have been analyzed theoretically within the framework of the Optical model formalism by using the Fresco code. Our cross-section calculations have revealed a good agreement with the experimental data as much as the previous theoretical works. It is suggested that, more suitable fits with the experimental data may be obtained in coupled-channels formalism by considering the absorption due to the $3^-$ and $2^+$ channels.