Comment on the quadrupole moment of the first-excited 2/sup +/ state of /sup 18/O

To obtain the large quadrupole moment recently reported for the 2/sub 1//sup +/ level of /sup 18/O a dominant (sd)/sup 4/p/sup -2/ configuration is needed. This is inconsistent with the magnetic moment of the 2/sub 1//sup +/ level,which indicates a dominant (sd)/sup 2/ configuration, in agreement with model predictions. (AIP)