Comparative study of compound components in 14N(14N,α) and 12C(16O,α) reactions

Experimental spectra of the reaction 14N(14N, α) were measured at 111 MeV. Continuum spectra extending to high excitation energy of 24Mg do not show any structure which is completely at variance with the reaction 12C(16O, α). A compound evaporation calculation reproduces the smooth components of the spectra of both reactions. The same theoretical prediction, however, seems to contradict the conjecture that the compound process yields the broad peaks in the 12C(16O, α) reaction. (orig.)