Abstract
The and reactions were studied at Mev, by the method of proton recoils in nuclear emulsions. The spectra at 30° and 90° show the known states of at 0, 0.43, and 4.53 Mev. The cross section for formation of the ground state at 90° (lab) is 3.2 mb/sterad (±30%). The spectra at 30°, 60°, 90°, and 135° show ground-state groups with Mev. This leads to () for =20.13±0.2 Mev. (0) is thus unbound with respect to (+) by 1.35 Mev. The cross section for formation of (0) at 90° (lab) is 0.5 mb/sterad (±30%). At 90°, there is also indication of a sharp excited state at Mev. The lifetimes of (0) and (1.5 Mev) are ≳4× sec and >7× sec, respectively. These results are discussed in terms of the other available information on the isobars.
- Received 31 July 1959
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.116.1521
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