The (3He, n) reaction on tellurium isotopes

The 122, 124, 125, 126, 128, 130Te(3He, n) reactions have been studied at an incident energy of 25.4 MeV using the University of Colorado 9 m neutron time-of-flight facility. Angular distributions of neutrons have been measured for all targets over the angular range 0°–22°. In addition to the ground state transitions relatively strong L = 0 transitions to excited levels in the region of 2.0 MeV are observed in all residual nuclei. The experimental results are compared to zero-range DWBA predictions. Pairing model calculations are able to account for the strongly excited low-lying Jπ = 0+ states observed.