The giant dipole resonance of mass-15 nuclei and the 12C(3He,γ0)15O and 11B(α,γ0)15N reactions
The angular distributions of the 11B(α,γ0)15N and 12C(3He, γ0)15O reactions have been measured at several energies over the giant dipole resonance (GDR) of the two residual nuclei. The 90° yield curve of the 11B(α,γ0)15N reaction has been remeasured with improved energy resolution over the energy ranges Eα = 6.89 – 8.0 and 12.8 – 15 MeV. The γ-rays were detected by a 23-cm long × 23-cm diameter NaI(Tl) crystal spectrometer enclosed in a plastic scintillator anticoincidence shield. Spins and parities of the resonances observed in the yield curves were obtained; the structure previously observed in the yield curve of the 11B(α, γ0)15N reaction between Eα = 7 and 8 MeV has been resolved into two peaks.