In this work we present the results from the analysis of the experimentally measured angular distributions of the reaction 106 Cd(α, α) 106 Cd at several different energies around the Coulomb barrier. The difficulties that arise in the study of 106 Cd-α-nuclear potential and the so called Family Problem are addressed in this work. 11th Symposium on Nuclei in the Cosmos

In this work we present the experimental details and the results of the α scattering measurement on 64 Zn performed at the Atomki cyclotron, at energies close to the Coulomb barrier (12.08 MeV and 16.15 MeV). A comparison of the cross sections to different global α-nucleus potential predictions is also presented. Inelastic scattering cross sections leading to the first few excited states of 64 Zn were also determined. Total cross sections important for the statistical model are also derived and compared with the available experimental data.