The differential cross sections for ${}_{}{}^2{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{H}({}_{}{}^6{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li},\alpha ){\alpha }^{*}$ (20.08 MeV) and ${}_{}{}^2{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{H}({}_{}{}^6{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li},\alpha )\alpha$ were measured at 30° c.m. for $E_{\mathrm{Li}}=10\mathrm{} \mathrm{to} 31$ MeV. Possible evidence is presented for ${}_{}{}^8{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Be}$ states decaying by ${\alpha }^{*}$ emission, near the $3^{-}$ and $4^{+}$ levels of an $\alpha {\alpha }^{*}$ rotational band in ${}_{}{}^8{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Be}$ predicted by resonating group calculations.

NUCLEAR REACTIONS ${}_{}{}^2{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{H}{({}_{}{}^6{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li},\alpha )}^{*}$ and ${}_{}{}^2{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{H}({}_{}{}^6{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Li},\alpha )\alpha$, $E=10\mathrm{} \mathrm{to} 31$ MeV. ${}_{}{}^8{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{Be}$ levels.

• Received 11 September 1978

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.19.293