  Precision measurements were carried out to test the similarities between the
ground states of 76Ge and 76Se. The extent to which these two nuclei can be
characterized as consisting of correlated pairs of neutrons in a BCS-like
ground state was studied. The pair removal (p,t) reaction was measured at the
far forward angle of 3 degrees. The relative cross sections are consistent (at
the 5% level) with the description of these nuclei in terms of a correlated
pairing state outside the N=28 closed shells with no pairing vibrations. Data
were also obtained for 74Ge and 78Se.
