Elastic scattering and neutron transfer of the $^{26}$Mg + $^{13}$C reaction

Direct proton capture on $^{26}$Si is of interest for its role in the destruction of $^{26}$Si that would otherwise be available to $\beta$+ decay into $^{26m}$Al. This is part of the network of reactions that influence the production and destruction of the important astrophysical observable $^{26}$Al. The $^{13}$C($^{26}$Mg,$^{27}$Mg)$^{12}$C reaction at 12 MeV/nucleon has been measured at Texas A$\&$M University Cyclotron Institute with the aim to determine ANC for $^{27}$P $\leftrightarrow$ p + $^{26}$Si via mirror symmetry. Details of the experiment as well as preliminary results will be presented.