Intermediate and compound structure in theO16system

Excitation function measurements in the ${}_{}{}^{16}{}_{}{}^{}$O${+\mathrm{}}^{16}$O system in the energy range $E_{\mathrm{c}.\mathrm{m}.\mathrm{}=8.5\mathrm{}–}$12.5 MeV in 25 and 5 keV steps reveal intermediate and compound structures simultaneously. Decay widths of compound (Γ=25 keV) and intermediate (Γ=130 keV) states have been determined using the spectral density method and the peak counting method. Relative cross sections for the decay of compound and intermediate states are deduced.