Study of the (p,t) Reaction on the Pb Isotopes

Abstract

Energy spectra of tritons from the ($p,t$) reaction on ${\mathrm{Pb}}^{208}$, ${\mathrm{Pb}}^{207}$, ${\mathrm{Pb}}^{206}$, and ${\mathrm{Pb}}^{204}$ have been studied using 40-MeV protons. Angular distributions of the resolvable triton groups are presented. A detailed discussion of the ${\mathrm{Pb}}^{208}$ results is given in terms of the two-nucleon transfer theory of Glendenning and the wave functions of True and Ford for the ${\mathrm{Pb}}^{206}$ states.