Search for Alpha-Particles from theO16(d,α)N14Reaction

Studies of the gamma-rays from several nuclear reactions have indicated the existence of an energy level in ${\mathrm{N}}^{14}$ at approximately 2.3 Mev. An investigation of the ${\mathrm{O}}^{16}(d,\alpha ){\mathrm{N}}^{14}$ reaction has been carried out in order to investigate this region of excitation in ${\mathrm{N}}^{14}$. Two-million-volt deuterons from an electrostatic generator were employed, and the alpha-particles were analyzed with a magnetic spectrograph. The region of excitation studied was from 0 to 2.8 Mev. With the exception of the ground-state group, no alpha-particle groups were found, although any group with an intensity greater than 2 percent of the ground-state group would have been observed.