Neutron pick-up pion transfer reactions for the formation of deeply bound pionic atoms in 208Pb
Abstract We study (n, d) and (d, 3He) reactions on 208Pb leading to deeply bound pionic atoms with one neutron hole being left. We develop a theoretical model to calculate cross sections of deeply bound pionic atoms and quasi-elastic pion production. The results are compared with data which have been obtained so far. We show that the theoretical model describes the data of both reactions well.