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Spin polarization effects in the /sup 3/H(d,n)/sup 4/He fusion reaction [electronic resource].

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Berkeley, Calif. : Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 1985.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Pages: 4 : digital, PDF file
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Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
A recent investigation has shown that the /sup 3/H(d,n)/sup 4/He fusion reaction rate could be enhanced by a factor of 3/2 if the fusion plasma consisted of both polarized deuterons and tritons, forming exclusively the channel-spin S = 3/2, J = 3/2/sup +/ state. This result follows simply from the statistical weights of the quartet S = 3/2 and doublet S = 1/2 initial states, with the assumption of the single J = 3/2/sup +/ reaction amplitude. Since, with a small but nonzero J = 1/2/sup +/ amplitude, the maximum enhancement of the reaction occurs at the peak of the J = 3/2/sup +/ resonance, corresponding to a deuteron lab energy of 107 keV, it is of obvious interest to know what the enhancement would be at the lower energies that are typical of fusion plasmas. We are able to address this question by extending earlier calculations which gave the values of all of the spin-polarization observables at this J = 3/2/sup +/ resonance in both the /sup 3/H(d,n)/sup 4/He and the /sup 3/He(d,p)/sup 4/He reactions.
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E 1.99:lbl-19795
E 1.99: conf-850807-4
conf-850807-4
lbl-19795
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Published through SciTech Connect.
06/01/1985.
"lbl-19795"
" conf-850807-4"
"DE85015253"
6. international symposium on polarization phenomena in nuclear physics, Osaka, Japan, 26 Aug 1985.
Conzett, H.E.; Rioux, C.
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AC03-76SF00098
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