Angular distributions were measured for particle groups populating low-lying levels in the reactions ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}({}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N},d){}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$, ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}({}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N},p){}_{}{}^{25}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$, and ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}({}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N},\alpha ){}_{}{}^{22}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Na}$ at $E_{\mathrm{lab}}=20\mathrm{} \mathrm{and} 25$ MeV. Excitation functions were also measured for low-lying $\gamma$-ray transitions in ${}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$, ${}_{}{}^{25}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$, ${}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Na}$, ${}_{}{}^{21}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ne}$, ${}_{}{}^{21}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Na}$, and ${}_{}{}^{18}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{F}$ produced by ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ bombardment of ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N}$ at $E_{\mathrm{lab}}=14\mathrm{}-33$ MeV. The excellent agreement of Hauser-Feshbach statistical model predictions with these results indicates that the light particle production from the ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ + ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N}$ interaction reflects a dominant compound nuclear interaction mechanism.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ + ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N}$ compound reactions, light particle emission and subsequent $\gamma$-ray decay, statistical model calculations. ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}({}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N},d)$, (${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N},p$), (${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N},\alpha$), $E_{\mathrm{lab}}=20, 25$ MeV, measured $\sigma \left(\theta \right)$; ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N}({}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C},\gamma )$, $E_{\mathrm{lab}}=14\mathrm{}-33$ MeV, measured $E_{\gamma }$, $\sigma \left(E_{\gamma }\right)$.

• Received 3 July 1974

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.10.1722