https://doi.org/10.1140/epja/s10050-020-00304-8
Regular Article – Theoretical Physics
Cluster effective field theory and nuclear reactions
School of Mechanical and ICT Convergence Engineering, Sunmoon University, Asan, 31460, Chungnam, Republic of Korea
Received:
23
June
2019
Accepted:
13
November
2020
Published online:
8
January
2021
An effective field theory (EFT) for a nuclear reaction at low energies is studied. The astrophysical S-factor of radiative 
capture on 
at the Gamow-peak energy, 
MeV, is a fundamental quantity in nuclear astrophysics, and we construct an EFT for the reaction. To fix parameters appearing in the effective Lagrangian, the EFT is applied to the study for three reactions: elastic – scattering at low energies, the E1 transition of radiative capture on , and 
delayed emission from 
. We report an estimate of the 
-factor of the reaction through the E1 transition at 
by employing the EFT. We also discuss applications of EFTs to nuclear reactions at low energies.
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