Coulomb versus nuclear break-up of 11Be halo nucleus in a nonperturbative framework Original Research Article

The 11Be break-up is calculated at 41 MeV per nucleon incident energy on different targets using a nonperturbative time-dependent quantum calculation. The evolution of the neutron halo wave function shows an emission of neutron at large angles for grazing impact parameters and at forward angles for large impact parameters. The neutron angular distribution is deduced for the different targets and compared to experimental data. We emphasize the diversity of diffraction mechanisms, in particular we discuss the interplay of the nuclear effects such as the towing mode and the Coulomb break-up. A good agreement is found with experimental data.