Abstract
We consider (d,p) and (d,n) reactions on light nuclei at low energies. A simple estimate using the second-order distorted-wave Born approximation shows that Coulomb-induced predissociation of the deuteron influences the relative rate by less than 10%. This disagrees with a previous explanation of experiments involving Li6 targets and invalidates speculations about such effects in cold fusion experiments.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1639-1645 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Physical Review C |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics