Investigation of d52-d32 Admixing in the Pickup Strength to the First Excited States of 22Ne and 26Mg

The vector analyzing power of the (d,³He) reaction leading to the ground state of ²⁶Mg and the first excited states of ²²Ne and ²⁶Mg has been measured. The analyzing powers strongly suggest that the admixture of d₃₂ into d₅₂ transfer strength to the first excited states of these nuclei is small. This result contrasts with recent calculations using the overlap representation which raised the possibility that this admixture might be large (>~ 40%).