The alpha-C-12 scattering studied via the Trojan-Horse method

The Trojan-horse method has been suggested as a means to study a two-body r eaction at astrophysical energies via a three-body breakup reaction. In ord er to test this method the Li-6(C-12,alpha(12)C)H-2 reaction was studied in a kinematically complete experiment at an incident energy of 18 MeV. Coinc idence spectra show the presence of the quasi-free alpha-C-12 scattering pr ocess. The excitation function of the three-body reaction is calculated in the plane wave impulse approximation assuming quasi-free scattering and is compared with the experimental data. Also, the excitation function of the v irtual a-12C elastic scattering is extracted from the three-body reaction c ross section at low deuteron momenta and compared with the behaviour of the free scattering cross section.