Tracing the dynamical interplay of low-energy reaction processes of exotic nuclei using a two-center molecular continuum

TL;DR

This paper uses a two-center molecular continuum model within a semiclassical approach to analyze the complex reaction processes of exotic nuclei during slow collisions, providing insights into elastic scattering, transfer, and breakup mechanisms.

Contribution

It introduces a novel application of a two-center molecular continuum in a semiclassical model to study reaction dynamics of weakly-bound exotic nuclei.

Findings

Dynamical probabilities match direct Schrödinger equation results.

The model effectively captures elastic, transfer, and breakup processes.

Provides new insights into reaction mechanisms of exotic nuclei.

Abstract

The competition among reaction processes of a weakly-bound projectile at intermediate times of a slow collision has been unraveled. This has been done using a two-center molecular continuum within a semiclassical, time-dependent coupled-channel reaction model. Dynamical probabilities of elastic scattering, transfer and breakup agree with those derived from the direct integration of the time-dependent Schr\"odinger equation, demonstrating the usefulness of a two-center molecular continuum for gaining insights into the reaction dynamics of exotic nuclei.