Description of the $^{11}$Li$(p,d){^{10}}$Li transfer reaction using structure overlaps from a full three-body model

Recent data on the differential angular distribution for the transfer reaction $^{11}$Li(p,d)$^{10}$Li at $E/A=5.7$ MeV in inverse kinematics are analysed within the DWBA reaction framework, using the overlap functions calculated within a three-body model of $^{11}$Li. The weight of the different $^{10}$Li configurations in the system's ground state is obtained from the structure calculations unambiguously. The effect of the $^{9}$Li spin in the calculated observables is also investigated. We find that, although all the considered models succeed in reproducing the shape of the data, the magnitude is very sensitive to the content of $p_{1/2}$ wave in the $^{11}$Li ground-state wave function. Among the considered models, the best agreement with the data is obtained when the $^{11}$Li ground state contains a $\sim$31\% of $p_{1/2}$ wave in the $n$-$^9$Li subsystem. Although this model takes into account explicitly the splitting of the $1^+$ and $2^+$ resonances due to the coupling of the $p_{1/2}$ wave to the $3/2^-$ spin of the core, a similar degree of agreement can be achieved with a model in which the $^{9}$Li spin is ignored, provided that it contains a similar p-wave content.
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