Abstract
A search has been made for the 6He+6He and alpha + 8He decay of the molecular rotational band in 12Be using the 10Be(14C,12Be*)12C reaction at 88.5 MeV. Although the alpha + 6He decay of 10Be was observed in the data set there is no evidence for the breakup of 12Be. The cross-section upper limits for the 10Be(14C,6He 6He)12C and 10Be(14C,alpha 8He)12C reactions are 50 and 300 nb respectively.