Abstract
Measurements have been made of the yields and angular distributions of deuterons resulting from the bombardment of by 14-Mev neutrons. The spectrum of charged reaction products was measured by means of a coincidence-telescope spectrometer consisting of two proportional counters and a thin NaI scintillator. The telescope was rotated to obtain measurements at various angles. Deuterons corresponding to the ground state and 2.43-Mev excited state of were identified by measurements of both their energy and values. The ground-state angular distribution was found to match the expected Butler inverse-stripping curve for . The Butler analysis for the excited-state deuterons also gave , corresponding to odd parity and spin , , , or for the first excited state of . In particular, the spin value 1/2, to be expected from the coupling model, is excluded. The cross sections, integrated from zero to 90 degrees (center of mass), are 21±3 and 16±2 millibarns, respectively, for the ground- and excited-state reactions.
- Received 1 February 1954
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.94.934
©1954 American Physical Society