Angular distributions have been measured at a bombarding energy of 28 MeV for the reaction ${}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}(d,{}_{}{}^6{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li}){}_{}{}^{20}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ne}$, populating most of the known levels below 9.1 MeV excitation. Results were compared with distorted wave Born-approximation calculations, and α spectroscopic factors extracted. Those for the g.s. band are in reasonable agreement with theoretical predictions. Members of the 7.20-MeV band are found to possess very large spectroscopic factors, in agreement with the core-excited nature of this band.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ${}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}(d,{}_{}{}^6{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li})$, $E=28.0\mathrm{}$ MeV; measured $\sigma \left(\Theta \right)$. ${}_{}{}^{20}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ne}$ deduced levels, $S_{\alpha }$. DWBA analysis.

• Received 21 December 1977

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.17.1955