Interference Effects in Two-Step Reaction Processes

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Abstract
In reaction studies on even–even target nuclei, one is frequently interested in a state for which (a) the population by single-step processes is forbidden, (b) the dominant excitation mechanism is by two-step processes, and (c) two competing reaction paths are involved. A simple expression is given for such cases which offers some insight into the effects of interference between these two paths. A comparison of the predictions of this expression with several types of experiment is presented. In particular, an interpretation is presented for some recent (3He, α) reaction results which could not previously be explained.

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