By observation of the resonant scattering of bremsstrahlung, the width of the 2.31-MeV level of ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N}$ has been measured as 6.2 ± 0.6 meV. This is somewhat smaller than previous values and in disagreement with inelastic electron scattering results and the prediction of the conserved vector current theory from the shape of the ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{O}$ → ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N}$ ${\beta }^{+}$ spectrum.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{N}(\gamma , \gamma )$, $E=2.31\mathrm{}$ MeV; measured $\sigma \left(96\mathrm{}°\right)$ and $\sigma \left(126\mathrm{}°\right)$; deduced $\Gamma$; natural target.

• Received 21 April 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.12.706