(d,3He) reactions for the formation of deeply bound pionic atoms

We have studied theoretically the proton pick-up (d${,}^3$He) reactions leading to deeply bound pionic atoms. The forward scattering cross sections for an incident energy ${\mathit{T}}_{\mathit{d}}$=600 MeV have been calculated using the effective number approach for the ${}_{}{}^{208}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Pb}$ target nucleus. It was found that the pionic 2p state has the maximum cross section among all calculated states. We conclude that (d${,}^3$He) reactions produce pionic atoms in a detectable manner.