Search for the ReactionT(d, γ)He5

An attempt was made to detect the reaction $T(d, \gamma ){\mathrm{He}}^5$, using a Cockcroft-Walton accelerator. A tritiumzirconium target was bombarded with 160-kev deuterons. A NaI scintillation counter was used to search for 16-Mev gamma rays from the $\mathrm{T}(d, \gamma ){\mathrm{He}}^5$ reaction. No 16-Mev gamma-rays were detected. It was concluded that the cross section was less than 0.5 millibarn at 160 kev.