Dispersion (asymptotic) theory of charged particle transfer reactions at low energies and nuclear astrophysics: I. the "non-dramatic" case

Abstract

A new dispersion (asymptotic) theory is proposed for the peripheral sub- and above-barrier charged particle transfer $A(x,y)B$ reaction in the three-body ($A$, $a$ and $y$) model where $ x= y +a$ and $B=A+a$, and $ a$ is a transferred particle. It is based on the combination of the dispersion theory and the conventional DWBA method. The explicit forms have been derived for the exact three-body pole amplitude and differential cross section in which the contribution of the three-body ($A$, $a$ and $y$) Coulomb dynamics of the transfer mechanism in the peripheral partial amplitudes, corresponding to partial waves with $l_i>>1$, is taken into account correctly. For the specific peripheral proton and triton transfer reactions, the comparative analysis of the peripheral partial amplitudes at $l_i>>1$ , which correspond to the one-step pole and exact three-body pole amplitudes as well as those of the "post"-approximation and the post form of the conventional DWBA, is performed with each other. It shows the absolute inapplicability of the "post"-approximation usually applied for getting an information about specific asymptotic normalization coefficients being astrophysical interest.