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It is well known that there is a serious anomaly between the observed and Big Bang Nucleosythesis predicted abundance of $^{7}$Li. Since the $^{7}$Li abundance is known to be intimately related to the production and destruction of $^{7}$Be, it is pertinent to study reactions involving $^{7}$Be. An experiment measuring the transfer reaction $^7$Be(d,p)$^8$Be* at E = 5 MeV/A (IS 554) at CERN-HIE-ISOLDE is scheduled in November 2018. Detailed study of this $^7$Be destruction reaction is required before one can invoke solutions of the $^7$Li problem beyond nuclear physics, particularly in the context of the newly conjectured light electrically neutral particles X. We would utilize the scattering chamber installed in the third beamlineof the HIE-ISOLDE facility, having sets of DSSD in a pentagon geometry. Detailed Geant4 simulations in the NPTool framework have been carried out. Reports on the experiment would be presented.
