Cluster-impact fusion

Journal Article · Mon Mar 19 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1413· OSTI ID:6826059

Echenique, P M; Manson, J R; Ritchie, R H ^[1]

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1. Departamento de Fisica de Materiales, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Apartado 1072, San Sebastian 20080, Spain (ES)

We present a model for the cluster-impact-fusion experiments of Buehler, Friedlander, and Friedman, Calculated fusion rates as a function of bombarding energy for constant cluster size agree well with experiment. The dependence of the fusion rate on cluster size at fixed bombarding energy is explained qualitatively. The role of correlated, coherent collisions in enhanced energy loss by clusters is emphasized.

• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6826059
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (USA) Vol. 64:12; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ACCELERATION
COLLISIONS
DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS
ENERGY LOSSES
ENERGY RANGE
HEAVY WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
ION PAIRS
KEV RANGE
KEV RANGE 100-1000
LOSSES
MOLECULE COLLISIONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLE SIZE
SIZE
SURFACES
SYNTHESIS
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
TITANIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
WATER