Fusion reactions of polarized deuterons

Journal Article · Mon Sep 22 04:00:00 EDT 1986 · Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.57.1410· OSTI ID:5202706

Zhang, J S; Liu, K F; Shuy, G W

Polarized and unpolarized d+d..-->..n+ /sup 3/He fusion reaction cross sections in the center-of-mass energy region of 20-150 keV are calculated in a distorted-wave Born approximation. The calculated unpolarized cross sections and the anisotropy of the angular distributions are within 20% of the experimental data. The polarized cross sections are found to be --7.7% of the unpolarized ones despite the inclusion of the D-state component in /sup 3/He. This shows that the idea of a ''neutron-lean'' reactor may still be feasible. This result is consistent with the partial-wave analysis of the tensor analyzing power in the reaction d(d/sub pol/,p)t, but contrary to the findings of a recent resonating-group calculation.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics an,d Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40506
• OSTI ID: 5202706
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 57:12; ISSN PRLTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
BARYONS
BEAMS
BORN APPROXIMATION
CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
CROSS SECTIONS
D STATES
DEUTERIUM TARGET
DEUTERON REACTIONS
DWBA
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY LEVELS
ENERGY RANGE
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HEAVY ION FUSION REACTIONS
HELIUM 3
HELIUM ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 10-100
KEV RANGE 100-1000
LIGHT NUCLEI
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEONS
POLARIZED BEAMS
STABLE ISOTOPES
TARGETS