Non-local microscopic potentials for calculation of scattering observables of nucleons on deformed nuclei

Abstract

Direct reactions on deformed nuclei such as actinides are best studied with the coupled channel (CC) formalism and a complex coupling scheme. With all significant progress that has been made in describing target nuclei with mean field and beyond approaches, we can assess the scattering problem within CC framework using microscopic non-local potentials. To undertake this challenging task, one needs a well-defined strategy. In this work, we describe our choices of interaction, of microscopic description of target nuclei and our numerical methods to solve CC equations with non-local potentials. Motivations behind our choices are also presented.