Deuteron-Induced Reactions Leading toN16

The cross sections for the reactions ${\mathrm{O}}^{18}(d, \alpha ){\mathrm{N}}^{16}$ and ${\mathrm{N}}^{15}(d, p){\mathrm{N}}^{16}$ have been determined and the excitation functions obtained for deuteron bombarding energies of 0.30 to 3.00 Mev. At a bombarding energy of 1.16 Mev, the ${\mathrm{O}}^{18}(d, \alpha ){\mathrm{N}}^{16}$ cross section is 44 mb, and the ${\mathrm{N}}^{15}(d, p){\mathrm{N}}^{16}$ cross section is 280 mb. Resonances in the ${\mathrm{O}}^{18}(d, \alpha ){\mathrm{N}}^{16}$ excitation function occur at values which correspond to excited levels in ${\mathrm{F}}^{20}$ at 13.69, 13.91, 14.27, and 14.94 Mev. The rapidly rising smooth excitation curve for the reaction ${\mathrm{N}}^{15}(d, p){\mathrm{N}}^{16}$ indicates a barrier penetration with some evidence for weak resonances corresponding to excited states in ${\mathrm{O}}^{17}$ at 15.18 Mev and 15.69 Mev.