Molecular Resonances and the Production of Fast $α$ Particles in the Reaction of ${}^{16}O$ with ${}^{12, 13}C$ Nuclei

A search was made for a resonant, final-state interaction between carbon ions produced in the reactions

{}^{12}C

{}^{16}O

→

α

{}^{12}C

{}^{12}C

and

{}^{13}C

{}^{16}O

→

α

{}^{12}C

{}^{13}C

E_{lab} = 140

MeV. However, the

α

{}^{12}C

coincidence spectra for both

{}^{12}C

and

{}^{13}C

targets were instead found to be dominated by the excitation and subsequent

α

decay of states in the projectile.

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Molecular Resonances and the Production of FastαParticles in the Reaction ofO16withC12,13Nuclei