Using the Trojan Horse Method to Discern \(\alpha _{0}\) and \(\alpha _{1}\) Channels for the ¹⁰B(n,\(\alpha \))⁷Li Reaction

Abstract

A Trojan Horse measurement of the 10 B(n,α) 7 Li reaction has been performed, where for the first time the α1 contribution (coming from the first 7 Li excited level at 478 keV) to the cross section has been discerned from the ground state, in the energy region from 0 to 1.2 MeV, the most relevant for all the applications.