Gamma ray spectra in the range of similar to 8-35 MeV have been measured at
45 degrees, 90 degrees, and 135 degrees in the reaction p + Au-197 at E-p
= 27 MeV. The statistical and the nucleon-nucleon bremsstrahlung models fai
l to describe the data. The direct-semidirect capture model works well for
E-gamma > 20 MeV. The possibility of extracting information on the single p
article strength distribution in the final nucleus has been illustrated. [S
0556-2813(99)00108-9].