Cross-sections for the production of 210 Po nuclei in 6 He + 206 Pb collisions over the incident energy range 14-18 MeV were measured by means of the activation technique and a radiochemical analysis. The elastic scattering at 18.0 MeV was also measured providing a precise value for the 210 Po production cross-section at this energy. The results are at variance with the earlier experimental data and rather in accord with the predictions of a density-dependent barrier penetration model for the fusion process. A proper treatment of beam energy distribution for the evaluation of the activation data is discussed.
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