The (d,p) reaction has previously been validated as a surrogate for obtaining (n,g) reactions using the Surrogate Reaction Method in normal kinematics.
To further benchmark the use of (d,p) reactions as a surrogate for (n,γ) reactions on unstable isotopes, a 95Mo beam was impinged on C2D4 thin film targets. The subsequent (d,p) reaction products were measured using an early implementation of the particle-γ spectrometer GODDESS (Gammasphere ORRUBA: Dual Detectors for Experimental Structure Studies), where ORRUBA (Oak Ridge – Rutgers University Barrel Array), an array of silicon-strip detectors, is coupled to the gamma detector array Gammasphere. Additionally, data from the 95Mo(d,p) reaction in normal kinematics were used to verify the (d,p) reaction as a surrogate for (n,n’) reactions.
Heather Garland successfully defended her PhD, and next undertakes a postdoctoral position at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
