OPTICAL POTENTIALS FOR N-14 ON (92)MO AND (197)AU

The elastic scattering of 490 MeV N-14 on (92)MO and Au-197 were measu red and were analyzed by optical model analysis. It is found that opti cal potentials with shallower real potential depths gave the best fits for Mo-92, while deeper real potential depths gave the best fits for Au-197. A continuous ambiguity of the optical potential was also obser ved and explored, The 1.509 MeV first excited state of Mo-92 was also measured and calculations with different optical potentials were perfo rmed to resolve some of the optical potential ambiguities.