Levels inNb97by Means of theZr96(He3,d)Reaction

The ${}_{}{}^{96}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Zr}({}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He},d){}_{}{}^{97}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Nb}$ reaction was studied with 22-MeV ${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$ particles. Experimental angular distributions were analyzed by use of distorted-wave Born-approximation calculations to determine $l$ values and spectroscopic factors. The results are compared with previous data on reactions and $\beta$ decay. The proton configurations of ${}_{}{}^{97}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Nb}$ are examined in comparison with neighboring niobium nuclei and recent theoretical results.