Capture Gamma Rays from the Proton Bombardment ofBe9

Abstract

The gamma rays produced at the 0.993- and 1.085-Mev proton capture resonances in ${\mathrm{Be}}^9$ were studied using a NaI scintillation spectrometer. Gamma rays of energies 0.41, 0.72, 1.02, 1.43, and 7.5 Mev, and energies 0.72, 1.43, 2.0-2.5, and ${6.8}_9$ Mev were observed for the two levels, respectively. Absolute yields were determined, and the possible decay schemes are discussed.