Three-cluster model of radiative capture reactions in seven-nucleon systems. Effects of cluster polarization

We apply the microscopic three-cluster model, developed by the authors recently, to study the effects of cluster polarization on the capture reactions ³He(??, ??)⁷Be, ³H(??, ??)⁷Li, ⁶Li(p, ??)⁷Be, and ⁶Li(n, ??)⁷Li. These reactions are of great importance for astrophysical applications. Thus, the main attention is paid to the cross sections (or the astrophysical S factor) of the reactions in the low-energy region. Correlations between the astrophysical S factor of the reactions at zero energy and different quantities associated with the ground state of a compound nucleus are studied in detail.