Elastic scattering and total reaction cross sections for theB8,Be7, andLi6+12C systems

Abstract

Angular distributions for the elastic scattering of $^{8}\mathrm{B}$, $^{7}\mathrm{Be}$, and $^{6}\mathrm{Li}$ on a $^{12}\mathrm{C}$ target have been measured at ${E}_{\mathrm{lab}}=25.8$, 18.8, and 12.3 MeV, respectively. The analyses of these angular distributions have been performed in terms of the optical model using Woods-Saxon and double-folding type potentials. The effect of breakup in the elastic scattering of ${}^{8}\mathrm{B}+{}^{12}\mathrm{C}$ is investigated by performing coupled-channels calculations with the continuum discretized coupled-channel method and cluster-model folding potentials. Total reaction cross sections were deduced from the elastic-scattering analysis and compared with published data on elastic scattering of other weakly and tightly bound projectiles on $^{12}\mathrm{C}$, as a function of energy. With the exception of $^{4}\mathrm{He}$ and $^{16}\mathrm{O}$, the data can be described using a universal function for the reduced cross sections.