We propose an off-shell extension of the T-matrix in nuclear reaction theory, by utilizing the R-matrix formalism. The method is illustrated by an analysis of two different two-channel models.
We have applied the full-relativistic Dirac B-Spline R-matrix method to obtain cross sections for electron scattering from ytterbium atoms. The results are compared with those obtained from a semi-relativistic (Breit-Pauli) model-potential approach and the few available experimental data.