Search for Three-Body-Force Effects in the Reaction 2H(α, αp)n at Eα = 45 MeV

A kinematically complete α-induced deuteron break-up experiment has been performed at 45 MeV. An analysis based on single-level R-matrix theory and a simple formalism of the three-body interaction reveals that data around the collinearity region may indicate three-body-force effects.