Effects of nonlocal potentials on (p,d) transfer reactions

Background: Although local phenomenological optical potentials have been standardly used to interpret nuclear reactions, recent studies suggest the effects of nonlocality should not be neglected. Purpose: In this work we investigate the effects of nonlocality in (p,d) transfer reactions using nonlocal optical potentials. We compare results obtained with the dispersive optical model to those obtained using the Perey-Buck interaction. Method: We solve the scattering and bound-state equations for the nonlocal version of the dispersive optical model. Then, using the distorted-wave Born approximation, we calculate the transfer cross section for (p,d) on Ca40 at Ep=20, 35, and 50 MeV. Results: The inclusion of nonlocality in the bound state has a larger effect than that in the scattering states. The overall effect on the transfer cross section is very significant. We found an increase due to nonlocality in the transfer cross section of ≈30-50% when using the Perey-Buck interaction and of ≈15-50% when using the dispersive optical potential. Conclusions: Although the details of the nonlocal interaction can change the magnitude of the effects, our study shows that qualitatively the results obtained using the dispersive optical potential and the Perey-Buck interaction are consistent, in both cases the transfer cross sections are significantly increased.