One-nucleon transfer reactions in deformed nuclei

Abstract

The one-nucleon transfer reaction on deformed nuclei has been computed with the inclusion of indirect inelastic transitions that go through intermediate rotational states. The specific examples considered are 171Yb(d, p), 172Yb(p, d) and 186W(p, d). Anomalies in the shapes of of experimental angular distributions with respect to predictions of the distorted-wave Born approximation are shown to be reproduced when these higher-order inelastic processes are taken into account. Consideration is also given to the deuteron optical potential needed for these studies.