Cross section measurements for 9Be(d, t)8Be reaction at the low-energy region (E < 100 keV)

To obtain the cross sections of the Be-9(d, t)Be-8 reaction, a thick beryllium target was bombarded with a deuteron beam from 78 to 100 keV, with an energy step of 2 keV. The charged particles emitted from the d-Be-9 interaction were accumulated, and the cross sections were deduced from the thick-target yields of emitted tritium. The present work, in conjunction with the data reported in the high-energy region, extended the directly measured values of cross section to 65 keV in the center-of-mass system, thereby filling in the nuclear data gap in the low-energy region.

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In order to obtain the cross sections of the Be-9(d, t)Be-8 reaction, a thick beryllium target was bombarded with a deuteron beam ranging from 78 to 100 keV, with an energy step of 2 keV. The cross sections were deduced from the thick-target yields of emitted tritium obtained from the interaction between d and Be-9. This study, combined with data from the high-energy region, extended the directly measured cross section values to 65 keV in the center-of-mass system, filling the nuclear data gap in the low-energy region.