[en] Excitation functions for the ¹⁷⁶Lu(²²Ne,αxn)^194-xAu reactions were investigated. At ion energies above 5 MeV/nucleon cross sections are appreciable for αxn reactions with x = 0, 1, 2, and 3. Experimental results were analyzed by taking into account the distribution of the initial excitation energy in the residual nuclei after α particles have been emitted. The best fit to the experimental data is achieved by assuming that the reaction proceeds through a peripheral collision which leads to the formation of a heavy product, ^194-xAu, with a large amount of angular momentum