Reaction mechanisms for weakly-bound, stable nuclei and unstable, halo nuclei on medium-mass targets

TL;DR

This paper reviews experimental studies of reactions involving weakly-bound and halo nuclei on medium-mass targets, analyzing various reaction channels using a CDCC approach to understand underlying mechanisms.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of reaction mechanisms for weakly-bound and halo nuclei on medium-mass targets, incorporating CDCC analysis of existing data.

Findings

Breakup processes are significant in reactions with halo nuclei.

Elastic scattering and fusion cross sections vary with nuclear structure.

CDCC effectively models the breakup degree of freedom.

Abstract

An experimental overview of reactions induced by the stable, but weakly-bound nuclei 6Li, 7Li and 9Be, and by the exotic, halo nuclei 6He, 8B, 11Be and 17F on medium-mass targets, such as 58Ni, 59Co or 64Zn, is presented. Existing data on elastic scattering, total reaction cross sections, fusion processes, breakup and transfer channels are discussed in the framework of a CDCC approach taking into account the breakup degree of freedom.