Ground-State Transitions in the Reaction 10B(n,t)8Be

IN a recent communication, Frye and Gammel 1 have reported a study of the reaction 10 B(n, t 2α) for bombarding energies in the range 6–20 MeV. They give evidence which suggests that the reaction proceeds either via lithium-7 as an intermediate nucleus or as a three-body break-up. Their results indi...

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Published in:Nature (London) 1957-02, Vol.179 (4555), p.368-369
Main Authors: TITTERTON, E. W., BRINKLEY, T. A.
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Language:English
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Summary:IN a recent communication, Frye and Gammel 1 have reported a study of the reaction 10 B(n, t 2α) for bombarding energies in the range 6–20 MeV. They give evidence which suggests that the reaction proceeds either via lithium-7 as an intermediate nucleus or as a three-body break-up. Their results indicate that if beryllium-8 takes part at all in the reaction, it occurs only in a very small fraction of the events; and they particularly remark on the absence of events leading to the formation of beryllium-8 in the ground-state.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/179368a0