Medium energy cluster knock-out reactions on 6Li and their interpretation in terms of distorted waves

Abstract The 6 Li(d, 2d) 4 He and 6 Li(d, dα) 2 H reactions were performed at 27 MeV. Analyses of these and the 42.8 and 55 MeV 6 Li(α, 2α) 2 H reactions were performed using distorted wave and plane wave impulse approximations. The kinematic and potential coupling approximations to final state three-body Schrodinger equation and the post and prior form approximations to off-shell scattering cross section were studied for the three reactions. It was found that only the kinematic coupling and post form approximations could be used for the consistent analyses of the three reactions. The effects of distortions and localization of the reactions were investigated. Manifestations of deuteron cluster deformation were noticed in the analyses of the three reactions.