The16O(d,n)17F reaction at deuteron energies from 2.5 to 5.5 MeV

The¹⁶O(d, n)¹⁷F transitions to the ground state and to the first excited state were studied in the deuteron energy range 2.5–5.5 MeV. Time-of-flight techniques and gas targets were used. Differential cross sections in the angular range 0–160? at deuteron energies from 3.0 to 5.5 MeV in steps of 0.5 MeV were recorded as well as yield curves at 0 and 30? from 2.5 to 5.5 MeV in steps of 100 keV. DWBA calculations using seven different deuteron optical potentials were performed. It is found that the spectroscopic factors depend strongly on the choice of deuteron optical potential. The ratio between the spectroscopic factors for the ground state and for the first excited state varies between 0.9 and 1.7 for various choices. The most straightforward choice gives the ratio 1.4. Similar studies at higher deuteron energies have yielded ratios close to unity.