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The interaction of the Radioactive Ion 7Beam Be with the closed proton shell target 58Ni was investigated at two energies around the Coulomb barrier. 7Be scattered ions as well as 3,4He reaction products were measured in a rather wide angular range. The elastic scattering angular distributions were analyzed within the framework of the optical model to extract the total reaction cross section. Extensive theoretical and kinematical calculations were performed to disentangle the origin of 3,4He ions between direct and compound nucleus reactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Recent results on the reaction dynamics induced by light radioactive ion beams at Coulomb barrier energies are reviewed. As a general feature, the exotic structure and the weak binding energy of most of these projectiles enhance the reaction probability rather than the fusion cross section, as originally expected. The quest has now moved toward understanding which direct reaction mechanism originates the enhancement. Experimental data showed that n-halo and p-halo nuclei are characterized by a different behavior. Transfer processes enhance the reaction probability for n-halo nuclei, such as 6;8He, while for p-halo nuclei, such as 8B, the breakup channel seems to be mainly responsible for the enhancement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]