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Title: fusion deuterium and tritium
Post by: jaiii on 30/08/2012 21:56:40

Hello

What are the reactions in nuclear fusion of deuterium and tritium?

Thank you.

Title: Re: fusion deuterium and tritium
Post by: damocles on 31/08/2012 11:02:29

The obvious reaction would be H-2 + H-3 --> He-4 + n-1, and that would certainly be one possibility. I think that there might be a catalysed mechanism, though, that would require less activation energy than that direct reaction.

Title: Re: fusion deuterium and tritium
Post by: evan_au on 31/08/2012 11:12:47

Here is a diagram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion#Overview

A table of possible hydrogen fusion reactions is shown here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion#Criteria_and_candidates_for_terrestrial_reactions

The same article also talks about muon-catalysed fusion, but muons are an expensive catalyst which decays rapidly.

Title: Re: fusion deuterium and tritium
Post by: jaiii on 31/08/2012 12:59:42

Thank veri much.
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