Table 1 Different reaction mechanisms assigned to both deuterated and hydrogenated differential cross sections in the energy range of 0.7–2.3 eV

Forward scattering

\(\begin{array}{r}0.7\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 1.2\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 1.5\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 2.3\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}29(5)\%\\ 15(3)\%\\ 16(2)\%\\ 13(2)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}17(4)\%\\ 6(1)\%\\ 7(1)\%\\ 3(1)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}13(1)\%\\ 9(3)\%\\ 9(3)\%\\ 10(2)\%\end{array}\)

Sideways scattering

\(\begin{array}{r}1.2\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 1.5\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 2.3\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}29(2)\%\\ 37(3)\%\\ 36(2)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}33(2)\%\\ 32(3)\%\\ 33(1)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}-4(1)\%\\ 4(1)\%\\ 3(1)\%\end{array}\)

Direct rebound

\(\begin{array}{r}0.7\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 1.2\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 1.5\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 2.3\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}24(5)\%\\ 32(3)\%\\ 35(5)\%\\ 34(2)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}33(4)\%\\ 38(3)\%\\ 45(4)\%\\ 48(1)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}-9(1)\%\\ -6(1)\%\\ -10(1)\%\\ -14(1)\%\end{array}\)

Indirect mechanism

\(\begin{array}{r}0.7\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 1.2\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 1.5\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\\ 2.3\,{{{\rm{eV}}}}\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}47(6)\%\\ 24(3)\%\\ 12(3)\%\\ 17(4)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}51(9)\%\\ 23(5)\%\\ 15(3)\%\\ 15(3)\%\end{array}\)

\(\begin{array}{r}-4(2)\%\\ 1(2)\%\\ -3(1)\%\\ 2(1)\%\end{array}\)