Angular Distributions for the F19(d, n)Ne20 Reaction

Angular distributions of neutrons corresponding to transitions to the ground and first (1.63 MeV) excited states in the reaction F¹⁹(d, n)Ne²⁰ have been measured at incident deuteron energies of 1.0 and 1.3 MeV. Neutrons were detected using a single stilbene crystal spectrometer. Pulse shape discrimination in stilbene was employed to eliminate background radiation. The angular distributions of the ground-state neutrons were consistent with the predictions of nuclear stripping theory when exchange terms were incorporated in the analysis.