(p,d) reaction at 800 MeV

The neutron pickup reaction (p,d) has been studied at a proton energy of 800 MeV on targets of /sup 7/Li, /sup 12/C, /sup 13/C, /sup 16/O, /sup 25/Mg, /sup 28/Si, and /sup 40/Ca. States known to correspond to single-hole excitations are seen and in most cases the data are properly understood through distorted-wave Born approximation calculations. High-spin final states are prominent, and some are shown to be excited through multiple step processes. The strongest states seen in the data do not correspond to known levels.