Possible Statistical-Model Explanation for theMg26(p,t)Mg26Reaction atEp=26MeV

A simplified Hauser-Feshbach treatment of angular distributions of the ${}_{}{}^{26}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}\mathrm{}(p,t)\mathrm{}{}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$ reaction populating levels in ${}_{}{}^{24}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Mg}$ up to 7.59-MeV excitation energy yields good agreement with the data for several of the states above the 1.37-MeV $2^{+}$ level. In particular, it is not necessary to invoke a direct two-step process to explain the magnitude and shape of the $3^{+}$ level at 5.22 MeV excitation as suggested by Shepard, Kraushaar, and Baer.