Updated evidences of the Trojan Horse particle invariance for $^2$H(d,p)$^3$H reaction

Abstract

The Trojan Horse nucleus invariance for the binary d(d,p)t reaction was tested using the quasi free $^2$H($^6$Li, pt)$^4$He and $^2$H($^3$He,pt)H reactions after $^6$Li and $^3$He break-up, respectively. The astrophysical S(E)-factor for the d(d,p)t binary process was then extracted in the framework of the Plane Wave Approximation applied to the two different break-up schemes. The obtained results are compared with direct data as well as with previous indirect investigations. The very good agreement confirms the applicability of the Plane Wave Approximation and suggests the independence of binary indirect cross section on the chosen Trojan Horse nucleus also for the present case.