Level Scheme and Configuration Mixing inSc44

A spectroscopic study of ${\mathrm{Sc}}^{44}$ up to an excitation energy of 5.5 MeV has been made using the ${\mathrm{Ca}}^{43} ({\mathrm{He}}^3,d){\mathrm{Sc}}^{44}$ reaction. Observed angular distributions are compared with distorted-wave Born-approximation calculations, and spectroscopic strengths are extracted for transitions to pure as well as configuration-admixed states. Results are compared with theoretical calculations of the ${\left(f_{\frac{7}{2}}\right)}^4$ spectrum. Most of the possible $f_{\frac{7}{2}}$ strength, but little of the possible $2p$ and $f_{\frac{5}{2}}$ strength, is observed.