Nuclear fusion in excited hydrogen molecules

Year: 1990

Authors: Bellini M., Casetti L., Rosa-Clot M.

Autors Affiliation: Department of Physics and INFN Section of Florence, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Firenze, Largo E. Fermi, 2, Firenze, I-50125, Italy

Abstract: We evaluate the nuclear fusion rates in the excited vibrational states of molecules of hydrogen isotopes. The ground state fusion rate is increased by about eight orders of magnitude but even in the most favorable situation it is out of any possible experimental test. We discuss the effects due to the nuclear potential in different hyperfine states, and the improvements attainable using coherent states and a solid phase.

Journal/Review: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PHYSIK A-HADRONS AND NUCLEI

Volume: 337 (2)      Pages from: 207  to: 210

KeyWords: 21.90.+F
DOI: 10.1007/BF01294293

Citations: 1
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