Improved deuteron elastic breakup energy dependence via the continuum-discretized coupled-channels method

Description

Experimental elastic-scattering angular distributions for deuteron interaction with 63Cu and 93Nb targets are compared with calculations performed within the continuum-discretized coupled-channels (CDCC) method, in which coupling to breakup channels is explicitly taken into account. The calculated elastic breakup cross sections are compared with the predictions of an empirical parametrization for a wide range of deuteron incident energies. The good agreement between the calculations and the systematics at the energies where data are available indicates that the CDCC method permits a useful assessment of empirical parametrizations and provides useful guidance for the extrapolation of these parametrizations beyond the energies formerly considered.

Abstract

CNCSIS PNII-IDEI-43/2008

Abstract

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España) FPA2009-07653

Abstract

Programa Consolider-Ingenio 2010 CSD2007-00042

Additional details