Abstract
The reaction
19F(
6Li, d)
23Na has been studied at a beam energy of 34 MeV using a high resolution magnetic spectrometer. A total of 36 states in
23Na have been observed in the range
E
x
= 4–13MeV and deuteron angular distributions obtained for 26 states. Compound processes accounted for less than 10% of the forward angle cross section in most instances. Finite-range distorted-wave Born approximation calculations have been performed and compared with the data. The calculations reproduced the observed angular distributions well, allowing relative α-particle spectroscopic factors to be extracted and several new or improved spin assignments to be made. The
6Li-
19F optical potential was derived from elastic scattering data obtained in the present work. The results are discussed with reference to the rotational structure of
23Na.