Cross Sections of Reaction ¹⁹F(d, xt)¹⁸F

Total cross sections of ¹⁹F(d, xt)¹⁸F (β⁺, T_1/2 =109.7 min) reaction are evaluated in the range of deuteron energies E_d = 5–16 МeV in our electronic SaBa (Sarov Base) library using mathematic tools (spline approximation) of this library. The reasons for the research were the following. The reaction ¹⁹F(d, xt)¹⁸F where tritium and ¹⁸F nuclei are produced in the same amount has been used for calibration of the tritium detection efficiency in the measurements of cross sections of tritium-producing reactions by the method of tritium accumulation into metal collectors. There was a significant contradiction in experimental data. Our new data for ¹⁹F(d, xt)¹⁸F reaction at E_d = 6.65 and 6.69 MeV and ¹⁹F(d, t₀) reaction cross section at E_d = 6.99 and 7.99 MeV appeared. We presented the refinement of the published cross sections of tritium production in reactions on lithium isotopes due to acquisition of evaluated ¹⁹F(d, xt)¹⁸F reaction cross sections.