The Alpha-Particle Model and the Properties of the NucleusBe8

Abstract
Reasons are given for renouncing any attempt to interpret the scattering of alpha-particles in helium in terms of a hypothetical law of force between alpha-particles. The analysis of scattering observations in the preceding paper is employed in conjunction with other information from theory and experiment to draw conclusions about the normal state and the first two excited levels of the compound nucleus Be8: Difficulties remain in the interpretation of the reaction of B11 with protons to yield Be8.