Abstract
In a spectroscopic study of the backward-angle yield from + at 3-4 times the Coulomb barrier, we find a strong preference for natural parity transitions in the excitation of close-to-yrast rotational bands. This selectivity is in strong quantitative disagreement with Hauser-Feshbach calculations for a compound-nuclear reaction and provides evidence for the conservation of the dinuclear parentage.
- Received 8 February 1988
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.61.927
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