Neutron transfer in $$^{9}$$ 9 Be + $$^{159}$$ 159 Tb system

One neutron stripping cross sections ( $$\sigma _{-1n}$$ ) are measured in $$^{9}$$ Be+ $$^{159}$$ Tb system in the energy range E $$_{cm}$$ /V $$_{B}$$ $$\sim $$ 0.79–1.24 using offline gamma counting technique. The CRC model calculations including the ground state and the 2 $$^{+}$$ resonance state of $$^{8}$$ Be, carried out using the FRESCO code, give a reasonable description of the measured data. In addition, comparisons of reduced 1n-stripping cross sections- $$\sigma _{\text {red}}$$ with $$^{9}$$ Be for different target nuclei (A $$\sim $$ 150–200), and $$\sigma _{\text {red}}$$ for $$^{9}$$ Be, $$^{6}$$ Li with $$^{159}$$ Tb target are presented. While no strong target dependence is observed with $$^{9}$$ Be projectile, $$\sigma _{\text {red}}$$ ( $$^{9}$$ Be) is significantly larger than that for $$^{6}$$ Li, which is consistent with the Q-value for transfer reactions and breakup threshold energy of projectiles.