(p, d) Pickup Reactions in Light Nuclei

Abstract

Using a thin proportional counter as a velocity selector in conjunction with a NaI crystal to measure energy, deuterons from proton-induced reactions in some light nuclei were studied. The detection system was capable of presenting an essentially undistorted spectrum of deuterons in the presence of protons of the same energy and considerably more intense. Angular distributions of deuterons from ${\mathrm{C}}^{13}(p, d){\mathrm{C}}^{12}$, ${\mathrm{N}}^{14}(p, d){\mathrm{N}}^{13}$, ${\mathrm{N}}^{15}(p, d){\mathrm{N}}^{14}$, ${\mathrm{F}}^{19}(p, d){\mathrm{F}}^{18}$, ${\mathrm{Mg}}^{25}(p, d){\mathrm{Mg}}^{24}$, and ${\mathrm{P}}^{31}(p, d){\mathrm{P}}^{30}$ were taken. Butler curves were calculated to fit the experimental distributions and level widths extracted.