Energy Levels ofBe8

The ${\mathrm{Li}}^6({\mathrm{He}}^3, p){\mathrm{Be}}^8$ reaction has been used in a study of the levels of ${\mathrm{Be}}^8$ up to an excitation energy of 14 Mev. The protons were observed with a NaI scintillation spectrometer. The ground state, the 2.9-Mev state, and, tentatively, a 12.3-Mev state were the only levels observed. No evidence was found for levels at 4.05, 4.9, 5.3, or 7.5 Mev.