Anomalies in the Distorted-Wave Born-Approximation Analysis ofCe140(d,p)Ce141

The present results are compared with those of ${}_{}{}^{140}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ce}(n,\gamma ){}_{}{}^{141}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ce}$ and ${}_{}{}^{140}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ce}\mathrm{}(p,p)\mathrm{}{}_{}{}^{140}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ce}$ analog experiments. The ($n,\gamma$) and ($d,p$) results do not yield consistent spin assignments for six states between 1809- and 2523-keV excitation in ${}_{}{}^{141}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Ce}$. The use of conventional distorted-wave Born-approximation theory in the analysis of the ($d,p$) data is questioned. The available ($p,p$) analog data does not support either the ($n,\gamma$) or ($d,p$) spin assignments.