Nurzynski, J.Hebbard, D. F.Ophel, T. R.Kondo, Y.Robson, B. A.Smith, R.2026-01-022026-01-020305-4616ORCID:/0000-0001-7845-9661/work/190592535https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733802294Excitation functions for the scattering of 16O from 24Mg with excitation energies (Ex) up to 8.4 MeV are reported for theta lab=19.5 degrees and 33.6 MeV<or=E CM<or=49.2 MeV. Strong energy dependence is observed for states above 8 MeV excitation. Coupled-channels calculations, which predict smooth energy variations, give good agreement with the data only for Ex<8 MeV.7en© 1986 The Institute of Physics198610.1088/0305-4616/12/5/00536149037560