Measurements and parametrization of the 16O(d,d0)16O differential cross section

Abstract The differential cross section of the deuteron elastic scattering on oxygen was studied, experimentally, in the energy range of 1.5 – 2.5 MeV, in order for the theoretical study to be accomplished in the energy range 1.9–2.5 MeV for the scattering angles of 130°, 140°, 150°, 160° and 170°.The experiment was performed at the Tandem 5.5 MV Accelerator of the N.C.S.R. “Demokritos” in Athens, Greece. The theoretical study was accomplished in order to extend the pre-existing evaluation, which stopped at 1.98 MeV, up to 2.5 MeV. The used code implements the R-matrix theory along with optical model calculations.