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Fusion cross-sections for inertial fusion energy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2004

XING ZHONG LI ,
BIN LIU ,
SI CHEN ,
QING MING WEI  and
HEINRICH HORA
XING ZHONG LI
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
BIN LIU
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
SI CHEN
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
QING MING WEI
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
HEINRICH HORA
Affiliation:
Department of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia
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Abstract

The application of selective resonant tunneling model is extended from d + t fusion to other light nucleus fusion reactions, such as d + d fusion and d + 3He. In contrast to traditional formulas, the new formula for the cross-section needs only a few parameters to fit the experimental data in the energy range of interest. The features of the astrophysical S-function are derived in terms of this model. The physics of resonant tunneling is discussed.

Keywords

Astrophysical S-functionFusion cross-sectionInertial fusionLight nucleus fusionSelective resonant tunneling
Type
Research Article
Information
Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , October 2004 , pp. 469 - 477
Copyright
© 2004 Cambridge University Press

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