Studies of (d,d′) Reactions on Sn, Cd, Te, and Mo Isotopes

Energy spectra were obtained from inelastic scattering of 15-MeV deuterons by various isotopes of Sn, Cd, Te, and Mo. The $2^{+}$ and $3^{-}$ collective states are located, and the systematics of their excitation energies and cross sections are studied. Crude estimates are obtained for the octupole vibrational deformation parameter ${\beta }_3$ for these isotopes and for isotopes of Zn, Se, Zr, and Pd studied previously. Many other (noncollective) levels are catalogued, and some information is obtained on their parities.