Abstract
Differential cross sections for the reaction have been measured as a function of energy at (c.m.) from Mev and as a function of angle at Mev. The estimated uncertainties are within the range ±8% to ±11%. Although no sharp anomaly appears in the 6° excitation curve, there is a slow increase of ∼50% from 2.5 to 5 Mev. In this energy region the total cross section is flat or, perhaps, even slightly rising with increasing energy; whereas below 2.5 Mev it is a sharply decreasing function of energy. When compared with the much lower cross section reported at Mev, the present data may indicate a new level of with an excitation of ∼22 Mev. The angular distributions, however, do not lend direct support to the resonance assumption since they are asymmetrical and contain large forward peaks.
- Received 25 June 1956
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.104.421
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