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

Abstract To obtain the cross sections of the 9Be(d, t)8Be 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-9Be 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.