  In order to test the $^{16}$C internal wave function, we perform microscopic
coupled-channels (MCC) calculations of the $^{16}$C($0_1^+ \to 2_1^+$)
inelastic scattering by $^{208}$Pb target at $E/A$=52.7 MeV using the
antisymmetrized molecular dynamics (AMD) wave functions of $^{16}$C, and
compare the calculated differential cross sections with the measured ones. The
MCC calculations with AMD wave functions reproduce the experimental data fairly
well, although they slightly underestimate the magnitude of the cross sections.
The absolute magnitude of calculated differential cross sections is found to be
sensitive to the neutron excitation strength. We prove that the MCC method is a
useful tool to connect the inelastic scattering data with the internal wave
functions.
