Abstract
A methane-filled expansion cloud chamber, operated at atmosphere, was used to study the reaction. Two hundred events that satisfied momentum and energy conservation were accepted for analysis. One hundred forty-eight of these had all four prongs visible; the remaining fifty-two had only three visible prongs with the fourth prong directed into an invisible region of the chamber. One-quarter of the events proceeded via the ground state and at least one-half via the 2.9-Mev level in ; possibly higher levels in were also involved. Evidence for the participation of levels in at 9.6, 16, 20, and 25 Mev was found. There is evidence that the reaction also participates, with levels at 0 and 3.2±1.0 Mev. The possibility of the reaction was investigated and it was concluded that it could account for at most five percent of the events. At least one example of the reaction was seen.
- Received 24 May 1955
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.99.1356
©1955 American Physical Society