The reaction cross section for ${}_{}{}^3{}_{}{}^{}\mathrm{He}$(γ,pd) has been measured using the Saskatchewan-Alberta Large Acceptance Detector (SALAD) with tagged photons in the energy range from 166 to 213 MeV. The energy and angle of the proton and the deuteron were measured with SALAD while the tagger determined the photon energy. Differential cross sections have been determined for 40°<${\mathrm{\theta }}_{\mathit{p}}^{\mathrm{*}}$<150°. The results are in agreement with the Bonn and Saclay photodisintegration measurements. The most recent photodisintegration measurement performed at Bates is higher by a factor of 1.3, which is just within the combined errors of the experiments. The proton capture results differ by a factor of 1.7 from the present experiment. Comparisons are made with microscopic calculations of the cross sections.

• Received 13 January 1994

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevC.49.2586