THE FUSION OF O-16 WITH AN ALIGNED HO-165 TARGET

Coupled channels calculations of the fusion cross sections for O-16 wi th an aligned Ho-165 target are presented. Predictions are made for th e orientation dependence that would be observed in an experiment and t hese are compared with previous predictions. We predict that in an exp eriment, aligning the target will change an unpolarized cross section of order 1Omb by between 40% and 175%, depending on the experimental c onditions. The coupled channels results are compared with the results of eigenchannel and semiclassical methods.