Correlated intermediate structures in the elastic-inelastic scattering and α-transfer channels of 24Mg + 24Mg

Abstract Excitation functions for the α-transfer reaction 24 Mg( 24 Mg, 20 Ne) 28 Si as well as the elastic and inelastic scattering of 24 Mg + 24 Mg have been measured in 100 keV steps over the energy range E lab = 89.720–95.520 MeV. The α-transfer channels show narrow structures of width Γ CM ∼ 200 keV which are strongly correlated with the structures in the elastic and inelastic channels. The distribution of resonance strength into various modes of decay is deduced from the measured data.