We have determined the spins J of resonances in the 147 Sm(n, γ) reaction by measuring multiplicities of γ-ray cascades following neutron capture. Using this technique, we were able to determine J values for all but 14 of the 140 known resonances below E n = 1 keV, including 41 firm J assignments for resonances whose spins previously were either unknown or tentative. These new spin assignments, together with previously determined resonance parameters, allowed us to eV from an analysis of 147 Sm(n,α) data, we divided the data into two regions; 0 < E n < 350 eV and 350 < E n < 700 eV. Using neutron widths from a previous measurement (corrected for new unresolved doublets identified in this work) and published techniques for correcting for missed resonances and for testing whether data are consistent with a Porter-Thomas distribution, we found that the Γ 0 n distribution for resonances below 350 eV is consistent with the expected PorterThomas distribution. On the other hand, we found that Γ 0 n data in the 350 < E n < 700 eV region are inconsistent with a Porter-Thomas distribution, but in good agreement with a χ 2 distribution having ν ≥ 2 We discuss possible explanations for these observed non-statistical effects and their possible relation to similar effects previously observed in other nuclides. * Electronic address: koehlerpe@ornl.gov 2