Excitation functions for 208-211Fr produced in the 18O + 197Au fusion reaction

Excitation functions for 208-211 Fr isotopes produced in the 18 O + 197Au fusion-evaporation reaction have been measured at Elab = 75-130 MeV via characteristic ? decays by means of an electrostatic deflector and a semiconductor detector. Data have been compared with calculations giving barrier-passing (capture) cross sections and probabilities of the compound nucleus decay into different channels according to the standard statistical model.