Adiabatic-approximation survey of breakup effects in deuteron-induced reactions

Journal Article · Tue Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1983 · Phys. Rev. C; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.27.922· OSTI ID:5905633

Amakawa, H; Austern, N

We investigate breakup effects in a three-body model of deuteron elastic scattering and stripping reactions for a variety of potential parameters, bombarding energies, and momentum matching conditions. The investigation is based on the adiabatic approximation with relative angular momentum l = 0. We test this approximation by comparisons with several available coupled-channel calculations. The adiabatic wave function is divided into elastic and breakup parts, whose contributions to stripping are discussed separately. Breakup is seen to be primarily an effect of the nuclear interior. Elastic scattering is discussed by fitting a local equivalent potential to the elastic part of the wave function. This potential shows several characteristic features which are fairly stable with respect to the potential parameters and bombarding energies. The validity and limitations of the adiabatic approximation are examined. The approximation is seen to be fairly good for elastic scattering, but of only marginal value for stripping reactions. Possible improvements of the adiabatic approximation are discussed.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
• OSTI ID: 5905633
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. C; (United States), Vol. 27:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
DEUTERON REACTIONS
ELASTIC SCATTERING
STRIPPING
ADIABATIC APPROXIMATION
ANGULAR MOMENTUM
BREAKUP REACTIONS
COUPLED CHANNEL THEORY
WAVE FUNCTIONS
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
DIRECT REACTIONS
FUNCTIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
SCATTERING
TRANSFER REACTIONS
653003* - Nuclear Theory- Nuclear Reactions & Scattering