Measurements of heavy-ion induced fusion cross sections with the gas-filled-magnet technique

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Abstract

A gas-filled magnet has been used to measure excitation functions of heavy-ion induced fusion reactions. Equipped with a large xy-position sensitive parallel-grid avalanche detector in the focal plane the setup allows for a very efficient measurement of fusion cross sections at energies above and below the Coulomb barrier.

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