Cross section measurements for the 16O+13C reaction at subbarrier energies

Abstract The cross sections for the different exit channels of the 16 O + 13 C reaction have been determined for incident energies in the range 4.8 ⩽ E c.m. ⩽ 9.8 MeV by measurement of the characteristic γ-rays emitted by the residual nuclei. The total fusion cross section, obtained as a sum of partial cross sections, agrees with that measured by the total γ-ray yield method and is well described by the global proximity model calculation. The cross section for the 16 O( 13 C, 12 C) 17 O ∗ (0.871 MeV) neutron transfer channel remains small over the whole energy interval investigated.