States in Si28 with 12.7<Ex<13.7 MeV by (α,γ) and (α,α) Reactions on Mg24

Abstract
The radiative capture and elastic scattering of alpha particles by Mg24 have been studied for alpha-particle energies between 3.2 and 4.5 MeV. The yield and angular distributions of the gamma radiation in combination with a dispersion analysis of the Mg24(α,α)Mg24 data gave information on the resonance energies, angular momenta, parities, and some partial widths of states in Si28. The excitation energies and the corresponding spins and parities of the Si28 levels considered were: 12.74 MeV, 2+; 12.82 MeV, [0+ or 3]; 12.83 MeV, 1; 12.87 MeV, 4+; 12.92 MeV, 2+; 12.99 MeV, 1 and 0+ (two levels); 13.06 MeV, 0+; 13.12 MeV, 2+; 13.19 MeV, [?]; 13.25 MeV, 0+; 13.27 MeV, [1]; 13.38 MeV, [?]; and 13.71 MeV, 2+.