The (${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$, $n$) reaction on ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ has been used to study the low lying states of ${}_{}{}^{14}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{O}$ in the energy range $12 \mathrm{MeV}<E<\mathrm{}24\mathrm{} \mathrm{MeV}$. The experimental angular distributions have been analyzed by the exact finite range as well as zero range distorted-wave Born-approximation theory. Spectroscopic amplitudes were obtained from the shell model calculations of True on the mass 14 systems. It is found that the exact finite-range distorted-wave Born approximation theory gives reasonable to good fits to the experimental angular distributions as well to relative strengths. However, the normalization factor is too small by about 20.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}({}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}, n)$, $10<E<\mathrm{}22\mathrm{}$ MeV, exact-finite-range and zero range DWBA analysis; normalization factors.

• Received 12 September 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.18.33