Nuclear Excitation Functions. II.Al27(d;p,α)Na24

Abstract

Hitherto unknown in light elements, a new reaction involving the emission of a proton and an alpha-particle has been observed by bombarding aluminum with 14-Mev deuterons. By an analysis of its excitation function, it is shown that the activity is not generated by the wellknown ($n,\alpha$) reaction, but is the result of the multiple disintegration of the compound nucleus (${\mathrm{Al}}^{27}+d$).