(18O,16O) reaction on Mo isotopes at energies above the Coulomb barrier

The two-neutron transfer reaction (O¹⁸, O¹⁶) to the ground and first 2⁺ states of ⁹⁴Mo, ⁹⁶Mo, ⁹⁸Mo, ¹⁰⁰Mo has been measured at 55-, 60-, 70-, and 77-MeV projectile energy. Angular distributions and absolute cross sections are compared with the theory of Dar, which accounts for a large part of the variation of cross section with target mass number, energy, and the observed angular distributions. Evidence for multiple processes is exhibited in the excited-state cross sections.