Direct reactions of weakly-bound nuclei within a one dimensional model

Abstract

A line of research has been developed to describe structure and dynamics of weakly-bound systems with one or more valence particles. To simplify the problem we are assuming particles moving in one dimension and, despite the drastic assumption, the model encompasses many characteristics observed in experiments. Within this model we can describe, for example, one- and two-particle breakup and one- and two-particle transfer processes. We concentrate here in models involving weakly-bound nuclei with just one valence particle. Exact solutions obtained by directly solving the time-dependent Schroedinger equation can be compared with the results obtained with different approximation schemes (coupled-channels formalism, continuum discretization, etc). Our goal is to investigate the limitations of the models based on approximations, and in particular to understand the role of continuum in the reaction mechanism.