Compound-Nucleus Contribution to (p,p′) Reactions

Abstract
A clean separation is made between the compound-nucleus and direct-reaction contributions to the low-energy continuum region of the energy spectra of protons from inelastic scattering. Bombarding energies are 12 and 17 MeV, and target nuclei are the isotopes of Ni, Zr, Cd, Mo, and Sn. The compound-nucleus contribution is studied by determining level-density parameters and the proton-to-neutron-emission ratios. These are in good agreement with predictions from statistical theory.