“…The population of this state has been interpreted as a two-step process in which the 12 C target is first excited to the 2 + 1 state at 4.4389 MeV, followed by the transfer of an α-particle [16,18]. Thus, the 12 C( 13 C, 9 Be) 16 O reaction shows the same selectivity as other α-transfer reactions; 12 C( 6 Li, d) 16 O [6,8,15,17,19], 12 C( 7 Li, t) 16 O [16,20,21] and 12 C( 12 C, 8 Be) 16 O [7,22,23].…”