The reduction of deuteron stripping cross sections by a change of deformation

The effect of a change in deformation on stripping cross sections is discussed nearN=88–90, where the nuclear deformations strongly depend on the neutron number. For a series of initial and final deformations a reduction factor is calculated by which the stripping cross section as given bySatchler and others has to be multiplied. For instance, differences in deformations ofΔσ=0.10 which could be expected in this region should give a reduction factor of about 0.08.