Li7(d,p)Li8reaction cross section near 0.78 MeV

The total cross section for the ${}_{}{}^7{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li}$($d$,$p$)${}_{}{}^8{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li}$ reaction has been obtained at four energies near 0.78 MeV from measurements of the differential cross sections for the outgoing protons at laboratory angles between 20° and 155°. The average value, 146±13 mb at an average deuteron energy of 0.781 MeV, is about 20% lower than the weighted mean of all previous absolute measurements. It is, however, in agreement with two other completely independent measurements, and the three experiments together provide a consistent (but lower) value for this important cross section.