We investigate two aspects of the Glauber model for (p,d) transfer rea
ctions on nuclei. The first one is connected with the violation of ang
ular momentum conservation at the transition vertex inherent to straig
ht line propagation. This can be cured by introducing a different impa
ct parameter in the entrance and exit channels. We give an estimate of
this effect in the case of(p,d) reactions on C-12. Second, the formal
ism is applied to single neutron halo nuclei. We study the sensitivity
of the (p,d) cross sections to the radial dependence of the halo wave
function and to its rms radius.