Significance Of Deuteron Breakup In A Halo Transfer Reaction

We discuss the quasi-adiabatic approximations to the three-body wavefunction in breakup processes, clarifying the assumptions underlying the model. This suggests alternative approximation schemes. Using different theoretical three-body models, calculated differential cross section angular distributions for the Be(p,d) reaction, for which new preliminary data have been reported at 35 MeV, are presented. We show that calculations are sensitive to the inclusion of deuteron breakup and to the breakup model used, particularly if used to deduce absolute spectroscopic information on the 0 and 2 Be core state parentages. There is also considerable sensitivity to the model used in calculations of the relative cross sections to the two states.