# Introduction to Nuclear-Reaction Theory

## TL;DR

This paper provides an introductory overview of nuclear-reaction theory, covering quantum scattering, key models like CDCC, TD, and eikonal approximation, with applications to halo nuclei structure.

## Contribution

It offers a comprehensive introduction to nuclear-reaction models and their application to exotic halo nuclei, combining theoretical foundations with practical examples.

## Key findings

- Illustrates models on halo nuclei
- Explains quantum scattering basics
- Compares different reaction models

## Abstract

These notes summarise the lectures I gave during the summer school "International Scientific Meeting on Nuclear Physics" at La R\'abida in Spain in June 2018. They offer an introduction to nuclear-reaction theory, starting with the basics in quantum scattering theory followed by the main models used to describe breakup reactions: the Continuum Discretised Coupled Channel method (CDCC),the Time-Dependent approach (TD) and the eikonal approximation. These models are illustrated on the study of the exotic structure of halo nuclei.