# Role of the direct processes in low-energy deuteron interactions

## TL;DR

This paper analyzes the importance of direct processes like breakup, stripping, and pick-up in low-energy deuteron reactions, emphasizing the dominance of breakup in surrogate reactions near the Coulomb barrier.

## Contribution

It provides an extended analysis highlighting the critical role of direct interactions in deuteron-induced reactions, especially breakup processes at low energies.

## Key findings

- Breakup is the dominant mechanism in surrogate reactions on heavy nuclei.
- Direct processes significantly influence low-energy deuteron interactions.
- Analysis emphasizes the importance of considering breakup in reaction modeling.

## Abstract

An extended analysis of the key role of direct interactions, i.e., breakup, stripping and pick-up processes, has been carried out for deuteron-induced reactions. Particular comments concern the deuteron breakup which is the dominant mechanism involved in surrogate reactions on heavy nuclei, around the Coulomb barrier.