Cluster folding model analysis of 3He elastic and inelastic scattering from 12C Original Research Article

Angular distributions of differential cross sections for the 12C(3He, 3He)12C, 12C(3He, 3He)12C∗ reactions at E=72 MeV have been analyzed with a double folding cluster model DFC based on five sets of the effective N–N interaction of Gaussian form with different parameters. The transition to the (2+; 4.44 MeV) state in 12C is studied and the deformation length δ2 is extracted. It is found that the extracted deformation length is sensitive to the nuclear model used and it is similar to the corresponding value found in the literature.