Stripping reactions on odd-$A$ nuclei to states of nonzero spin may involve two or more values of the total angular-momentum transfer $j_n$ for the captured nucleon. Results for the reaction ${}_{}{}^{53}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Cr}(d, p){}_{}{}^{54}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Cr}_{}^{*}{}_{}{}^{}$ ($Q=6.71\mathrm{}$ MeV), initiated by vector-polarized deuterons, show that measurements of the vector analyzing power can be used to determine the separate cross-section contributions for the possible $j_n$ values.

• Received 25 June 1969

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.23.315