Low energy fusion of 12C + 12C and 16O + 16O systems

The adiabatic time-dependent Hartree-Fock method (ATDHF) is applied to the calculation of low energy fusion of ¹²C + ¹²C and ¹⁶O + ¹⁶O systems. The energy dependence of the results is in good agreement with experiment, while the order of magnitude is not correct. It is shown that the dynamical effects included in ATDHF are very important and cannot be neglected at the energies of astrophysical interest.