Elastic and inelastic scattering of 0.8 GeV protons fromMg24andMg26

Abstract
Angular distributions for the elastic and inelastic scattering of 0.8 GeV protons from Mg24 and Mg26 are presented. Cross sections for protons exciting states of energy up to about 10 MeV are measured using a high resolution spectrometer. Coupled channels analyses of scattering data to the 0+, 2+, 4+, and 6+ states in the ground state rotational band, the 2+, 3+, 4+, and 6+ states in the γ-vibrational band, the 0+, 2+, and 4+ states in the β-vibrational band, and the 3 and 5 members of the Kπ=0 and 3 vibrational bands in Mg24 are presented. Also reported are coupled channels analyses of the experimental angular distributions in Mg26 for the 0+, 2+, and 4+ states in the ground state band, the possible 2+, 3+, and 4+, γ-band members, and several 3 members of Kπ=0 and 3 bands. The data for the 3 states in both