Investigation of Excited States in Sulfur-35 and Sulfur-37 via Deuteron-Induced Reactions

The study of neutron-rich isotopes is crucial for understanding the evolution of nuclear shell structure away from stability. Sulfur-36 is of particular interest due to its stability as an N=20 nucleus amidst its neighboring unstable isotopes. This work investigates excited states of Sulfur nuclei through reactions induced by deuterons, specifically pickup (d,p) and stripping (d,t) reactions. Using Florida State University's 9MV Tandem Accelerator, deuterons were accelerated towards a silver-backed sulfur-36 target, and the outgoing particles were measured with the Super-Enge Split Pole Spectrograph (SE-SPS). States in sulfur-35 and sulfur-37 were populated and their angular distributions were measured. Preliminary results will be presented.