Mechanisms of transfer reactions in low-energy collisions with neutron-enriched nuclei
A mechanism of neutron transfer between nuclei in close low-energy collisions is established. It includes three stages: the transformation of the initial one-nuclear state into a two-nucleus state, the transitions of this state to other molecular states, and the transformation of those states into one-nuclear states in which nuclei are separated from one another. An explanation is offered for the fusion of nuclei in the 18O + 58Ni reaction exceeding the cross section, relative to the 16O + 60Ni reaction.