The Glauber theory of nucleus-nucleus scattering is used to calculate the elastic differential cross section for the scattering of deuterons off carbon nuclei using two-particle scattering data as input. We obtain qualitatively better agreement with the experimental measurements of Dutton et al. than their calculations using proton-carbon optical potentials.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}\mathrm{}(d,d)\mathrm{}$, $E=650\mathrm{}$ MeV; calculated $\sigma (E,\theta )$ for $0°<{\theta }_{\mathrm{lab}}<13\mathrm{}°$ and ${\sigma }_T\mathrm{}\left(E\right)\mathrm{}$ using $p-p$ $p-n$ scattering parameters. Compared with experimental measurements of $\sigma (E,\theta )$ and ${\sigma }_T\mathrm{}\left(E\right)\mathrm{}$.

• Received 5 May 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.13.715