Test of Supersymmetry in the Ir193 → Pt194 Proton-Stripping Reactions

A breakdown of the selection rules of the supersymmetry model is observed for the population of the 02+ and 22+ levels of Pt194 in the Ir193→ Pt194 proton-stripping reactions performed with use of the Orsay and McMaster University tandem accelerators. The existence of other violations in the neighboring nuclei leads one to believe that the limitations of the supersymmetry scheme itself are being seen, at least for particle-transfer reactions.