The angular distributions of charged particle groups from the deuteron bombardment of nitrogen

Abstract The reaction mechanism for the p 0 , p 1 , p 2 , p 3 and α 0 groups from the N 14 (d, p)N 15 and N 14 (d, α)C 12 reactions in the region of 2 MeV bombarding energy appears to be predominantly that of compound nucleus formation with a comparatively small number of compound levels of opposite parity participating. These levels are not sufficiently numerous to be treated in a strictly statistical manner despite the high excitation energy of the O 1 compound nucleus which is in the region of 22 MeV.