Fusion hindrance for {sup 27}Al + {sup 45}Sc and other systems with positive Q-values.

Fusion evaporation cross sections for the {sup 27}Al+{sup 45}Sc (Q=9.63 MeV) system are measured down to about 300 nb. Deviations from standard coupled-channels calculations were observed in this system at the lowest energies. The steep fall-off of the fusion cross sections can be reproduced by calculations using a shallow potential model, which was originally developed to explain the hindrance behavior of heavy-ion fusion in medium-mass systems with negative Q values. Comparisons of the hindrance behavior between the present experiment and other systems, for example, {sup 28}Si+{sup 30}Si (Q = 14.3 MeV) and {sup 36}S+{sup 48}Ca (Q = 7.55 MeV) are presented.