PARTIAL CAPTURE RATES OF MUONS BY 16O LEADING TO EXCITED NUCLEAR STATES OF 15N

Partial interaction rates have been measured for the muon capture reaction +O16N*15+n+ leading to the excited states at 6.323 MeV (32-), 5.270 MeV (52+), and 5.299 MeV (+). The total observed transition rate to excited states of N15 is in good agreement with predictions attending recent calculations of the total capture rate. The distribution of the excitation among the three levels is very similar to that observed from the photoproton and photoneutron reactions on O16. © 1969 The American Physical Society.