Prominent intermediate structure correlations are suggested between ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$+ ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ elastic and reaction channel excitation functions over a wide range of energies above the Coulomb barrier. The associated resonant states in ${}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$ would have large partial widths to elastic, inelastic, and $\alpha$+${}_{}{}^{20}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ne}$* channels.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS Correlation analysis on ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$+ ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ resonance channels. Deduced positions of intermediate structure states in ${}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$ and ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$, $\Gamma ({}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}+{}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C})$ strength function.

• Received 24 October 1979

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.21.2111