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7Li

7Li is formed when 3H + α fuse. Its levels just above each threshold are the resonances that set those reactions' rates.

Channels and what has been measured

Every EXFOR reaction that forms 7Li: entrance pair (rows) and the quantities measured (columns), with the energies covered.

Every EXFOR reaction that forms ⁷Li: entrance pair (rows) and the quantities measured (columns), with the energies covered.
ReactionDatasetsσSσ→Eₓdσ/dΩAyωγMACSotherFitted in evaluation
3H(α,γ)7Li222150 keV – 790 keV1455 keV – 1.2 MeV— (0)4120 keV – 1.2 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)216 keV – 1.2 MeV
6Li(n,t)4He1857622 meV – 16 MeV— (0)— (0)71860 meV – 17 MeV1130 keV – 1.3 MeV12200 keV – 220 keV31.3 MeV222.1 eV – 12 MeV
6Li(n,el)932422 meV – 15 MeV— (0)— (0)48690 eV – 21 MeV5120 keV – 3.7 MeV10200 keV – 220 keV2422 meV – 12 MeV
6Li(n,inl)4714.1 MeV – 6.4 MeV— (0)192.9 MeV – 15 MeV252.9 MeV – 21 MeV12.7 MeV – 3.7 MeV— (0)— (0)12.9 MeV – 6.5 MeV
4He(t,el)44— (0)— (0)— (0)24960 keV – 9.7 MeV203.4 MeV – 9.7 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)
6Li(n,p)6He2273 MeV – 13 MeV— (0)23.1 MeV – 12 MeV113.7 MeV – 240 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)213 MeV – 170 MeV
6Li(n,γ)7Li12322 meV – 62 meV— (0)122 meV— (0)— (0)— (0)5322 meV – 2.2 MeV
3H(α,p)6He9— (0)— (0)— (0)112 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)812 MeV
3H(α,el)7— (0)— (0)— (0)71.6 MeV – 36 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
4He(t,n)6Li6— (0)— (0)17.3 MeV – 9.4 MeV54.9 MeV – 9.4 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
6Li(n,d)5He4— (0)— (0)112 MeV312 MeV – 48 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
3H(α,n)6Li2— (0)— (0)14.7 MeV – 7.7 MeV112 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
3H(α,t)4He2— (0)— (0)— (0)2210 keV – 1 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
4He(t,p)6He2— (0)— (0)— (0)213 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
6He(p,γ)7Li2— (0)— (0)— (0)134 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)134 MeV
6He(p,n)6Li1— (0)— (0)— (0)1960 keV – 3.4 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
6He(p,t)4He1— (0)— (0)— (0)121 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
25 more reactions: heavier projectiles, several outgoing particles or inclusive data
25 more reactions: heavier projectiles, several outgoing particles or inclusive data
ReactionDatasetsσSσ→Eₓdσ/dΩAyωγMACSotherFitted in evaluation
6Li(n,x)6165.1 MeV – 13 MeV— (0)— (0)75.1 MeV – 650 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)48430 keV – 15 MeV
6Li(n,tot)50466.5 meV – 460 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)4220 keV— (0)— (0)
6Li(n,0)23— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)22130 meV – 220 keV— (0)1130 meV
1H(6He,el)22— (0)— (0)— (0)123.5 MeV – 27 MeV210 MeV— (0)— (0)83.7 MeV – 100 MeV
6Li(n,n+d)1382.9 MeV – 12 MeV— (0)— (0)53.4 MeV – 12 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
6Li(n,ths)9122 meV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)80.44 meV – 62 meV
3H(α,2n+p)7— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)712 MeV – 29 MeV
3H(α,p+t)6— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)629 MeV
6Li(n,2n)658.7 MeV – 12 MeV— (0)— (0)112 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
6Li(n,abs)4422 meV – 62 meV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
1H(6He,non)325.2 MeV – 31 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)1100 MeV
1H(6He,t)4He3— (0)— (0)— (0)3800 keV – 22 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
3H(α,n+d)3— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)329 MeV
6Li(n,non)326.9 MeV – 12 MeV— (0)18.6 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
1H(6He,inl)2— (0)— (0)— (0)23.5 MeV – 5.9 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
1H(6He,n)6Li2— (0)— (0)— (0)113 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)16 MeV
3H(α,2d)2— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)229 MeV
3H(α,n+t)2— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)229 MeV
4He(t,n+d)2— (0)— (0)— (0)16.8 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)16.8 MeV
6Li(n,2n+p)2212 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
6Li(n,d+n)2— (0)— (0)— (0)24.7 MeV – 5.8 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
1H(6He,2n+p)1— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)112 MeV
1H(6He,d)5He1— (0)— (0)— (0)122 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)
1H(6He,tot)1— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)1100 MeV
6Li(n,sct)1— (0)— (0)112 MeV— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)— (0)

Level scheme

Adopted levels of 7Li from ENSDF, with the particle thresholds and the Gamow window of the selected channel drawn across them.

Level scheme
0.0003/2-0.4781/2-4.6307/2-6.6805/2-7.4605/2-9.6707/2-9.8503/2-11.243/2-13.7014.70Gamow window, T₉ = 0.8S(n) = 7.251 MeVS(p) = 9.974 MeVS(α) = 2.468 MeVE (MeV)
  • level in the window with a measured ωγ
  • level in the window with no ωγ in EXFOR
  • Jπ in parentheses or in italics is tentative.

Resonances in the window

Levels between the 3H(α,γ)7Li threshold (S = 2467.6 keV) and the top of the Gamow window at T9 = 0.8 (336 keV above it), with the resonance strengths ωγ EXFOR holds for them.

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Resonances in the window
E (keV)E_r (keV, c.m.)JπT½ or Γωγ measured
ENSDF lists no level in this window.

A strength is matched to a level when its resonance energy plus the threshold lies within max(3 keV, 3σ) of the level energy.

Levels of 7Li (10)
Levels of ⁷Li
E (keV)JπT½ or Γγ branches
03/2-––
477.6121/2-T½ = 73 fs→ 0
46307/2-Γ = 93 keV→ 0
66805/2-Γ = 880 keV–
7459.55/2-Γ = 89 keV–
96707/2-Γ = 400 keV–
98503/2-Γ = 1.2 MeV–
112403/2-Γ = 260 keV–
13700–Γ = 500 keV–
14700–Γ = 700 keV–