Protons from the alpha-particle bombardment of 31P

Abstract

Resonances in the yield of ground-state protons from alpha-particle bombardment of 31P were investigated in the energy range Eα = 1.7 − 3.3 MeV. Fourteen resonances were observed, none of which was known before. Resonance energies and strengths are presented. Angular distribution measurements lead to unique values of the resonance spin in all cases but one. The exception is the strong resonance at Eα = 3.302 MeV, which shows a deviation from forward-backward symmetry in the angular distribution, to be explained by assuming interference with some unknown broad resonance(s) with opposite parity, probably at higher energy.