Spin-parity combinations in 16N from the [formula omitted] reaction

Abstract

The reaction 18O(d, α) 16N has been studied using a tensor-polarized deuteron beam at incident energies of 8.50, 9.25, 10.00, 10.30, 10.75 and 11.30 MeV. From measurement of the tensor analysing power of the reaction when the α-particles are emitted near 0°, spin-parity combinations have been deduced for thirteen levels in 16N up to 6.2 MeV excitation. These results, together with previous work, lead to new and unambiguous spin and parity assignments for four of these levels.