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Theoretical Studies of Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions

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We present a brief overview of scattering models at low energies. We first discuss the simple potential model, where the structure of the colliding nuclei is neglected. We develop in more detail the phase-shift method and discuss the choice of the optical potentials. The R-matrix theory is presented as an efficient tool to solve scattering problems, in particular for multichannel systems. We present a short description of the continuum discretized coupled channel (CDCC) theory, where breakup channels in the projectile and/or in the target are taken into account. Finally, we discuss transfer reactions and introduce the distorted wave Born approximation (DWBA).

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I am grateful to Jérémy Dohet-Eraly and to Kouichi Hagino for their careful reading of the manuscript. This work was supported by the Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS under Grant Numbers 4.45.10.08 and J.0049.19.

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Descouvemont, P. (2022). Theoretical Studies of Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions. In: Tanihata, I., Toki, H., Kajino, T. (eds) Handbook of Nuclear Physics . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8818-1_4-1

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