Nucleon scattering fromS34and the relative sign of neutron and proton transition matrix elements for the (0→22+) transition

Data obtained by scattering 29.8 MeV protons and 21.7 MeV neutrons from ${}_{}{}^{34}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{S}$ are used in a consistent analysis to obtain values and relative signs for proton ($M_{\mathrm{p}}$) and neutron ($M_{\mathrm{n}}$) multiple matrix elements for E2 transitions to the first three $2^{+}$ states in ${}_{}{}^{34}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{S}$. The data for the $0^{+}$(g.s.)→$2_2^{+}$(3.30 MeV) transition are consistent only with the assumption of the same relative sign of $M_{\mathrm{p}}$ and $M_{\mathrm{n}}$. .AE