Study of the 10B(d,3He)9Be Reaction at a Deuterons Energy of 14.5 MeV

Abstract

At a deuteron energy of 14.5 MeV, the ¹⁰B(d,³He)⁹Be reaction was examined. A series of experiments were carried out to investigate the reaction dynamics and excitation properties of the ⁹Be nucleus. In particular, measurements of cross-sections for transitions to its ground state (3/2⁻) and an excited state at an energy of 2.429 MeV (5/2⁻) were conducted. Using the coupled channel method for angular distributions analysis, the derived spectroscopic amplitude values were SA = 0.71 ± 0.15 and SA = 0.82 ± 0.15. These results align well with prior theoretical and experimental outcomes, considering the inherent uncertainties in the data. Additionally, investigations of the (d, t) reaction on ¹⁰B revealed that transitions to the ⁹B nucleus at corresponding energy levels yield spectroscopic amplitude values of SA = 0.67 ± 0.1 for its ground state and SA = 0.94 ± 0.2 for an excited state at 2.361 MeV (5/2⁻). The congruence the results of the analysis the mirror (d, ³He) and (d, t) reactions emphasizes the charge-independent nature of their mechanisms.