Cluster-impact fusion

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 explain...

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Published in:Physical review letters 1990-03, Vol.64 (12), p.1413-1416
Main Authors: Echenique, PM, Manson, JR, Ritchie, RH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCELERATION
COLLISIONS
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
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 656003 > Condensed Matter Physics-- Interactions between Beams & Condensed Matter-- (1987-)
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.1413