αPickup in theA=90Region

The (${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$, ${}_{}{}^7{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Be}$) reaction was observed for targets of ${}_{}{}^{92}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Zr}$ and ${}_{}{}^{93}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Nb}$ at 41 MeV. The reaction displays features expected from the pickup of an $\alpha$-like fragment. The values of the cross sections agree with a prediction based on known proton spectroscopic factors. Contrary to current shell-model predictions, the trend of (${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$, ${}_{}{}^7{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Be}$) cross sections does not require that the $\alpha$ spectroscopic factors change by more than 1 order of magnitude from ${}_{}{}^{12}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{C}$ to ${}_{}{}^{93}{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Nb}$.