Polarized triton capture on 12C

The 900 cross section for the 12C(t,γ0)15N reaction was measured for E1 from 2.3 to 6.5 MeV. Polarized and unpolarized angular distribution data were obtained for E1=2.27, 3.24 and 5.95 MeV. The resulting a2 and b2 coefficients are compared to the predictions of a direct capture (cluster) model. This model gives a reasonably good description of the qualitative behavior observed in the experiment, although it predicts an absolute cross section which is an order of magnitude smaller than any observed cross section. (orig.)