Two-proton pickup reaction (6He, 8Be) on 12C, 16O, and 19F

The first results are reported on (6He, 8Be) two-proton pick-up reactions on 12C, 16O and 19F nuclei. The measurements were done with a 18 MeV beam on 6LiF, 7LiF, 6Li_2CO_3 and 12C targets. The measured angular distributions for the 12C(6He, 8Be)10Be(g.s.) and 12C(6He, 8Be)10Be*(3.37 MeV) reactions show a clear signature of a direct process. Although the contributions from the 6Li(6He, 8Be)4H reaction were observed, no clear extraction of the 4H data was possible.