Abstract. -In a measurement of the 9 Be( 7 Li,α 7 Li)αn reaction at Ei = 52 MeV it is unambigously established for the first time that the 9 Be excited states around 6.5 and 11.3 MeV decay into the α + 5 He channel. This fact may support previous claims that the 11.3 MeV state is also a member of the ground state rotational band.
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