Energy Levels inNa23from theNe22(p, γ)Na23Reaction

The gamma-ray excitation function for the ${\mathrm{Ne}}^{22}(p, \gamma )$ reaction has been investigated in the energy range of 600 kev to 1800 kev. Eleven resonances could definitely be identified to result from this reaction. The cascades leading to the ground state of ${\mathrm{Na}}^{23}$ were determined and found to proceed for the most part through well-known lower lying states, although no gamma rays corresponding to transitions through the 2.08 Mev and 2.39 Mev were observed at any of the resonances investigated.