Precision branching-ratio measurements in $$^{18}$$ 18 O

An experiment has been performed utilising the $$^{12}$$ C( $$^{7}$$ Li,p) $$^{18}$$ O reaction to populate high-energy states in $$^{18}$$ O. Using the Munich Q3D magnetic spectrograph in conjunction with the Birmingham large-angular-coverage DSSD array, branching ratios have been measured for over fifty states in $$^{18}$$ O, investigating the $$\alpha $$ -decay, n-decay, 2n-decay and $$\gamma $$ -decay branches. In tandem, Monte-Carlo techniques have been used to identify and separate features.