Terrestrial Approaches to Fusion Energy - Nanophysics of Solar and Renewable Energy - page 89

Figure 4.2 Documentation of one cycle of neutron generation in the compact device [45].

where, approximately,

h i

1 = 2 1 = 2

c ¼ð 2 mE Þ = h ðp= 2 Þ r 2 2 ð r 2 r 1 Þ ð 2 : 24 Þ

and r 2 is the classical turning point of the D. This is determined by the relation

k C e 2 40 keV ¼ = r 2 ;

in the center ofmass frame of the two deuterons, with accelerator voltage 80 kV, so that
r 2 10 27 kg, we nd

¼ 36 f. We have already seen that r 1 ¼ 2.7 f. Using m R ¼ 1.67

h i

1 = 2 1 = 2

c ¼½ð 2 mE Þ = h ðp= 2 Þ r 2 2 ð r 2 r 1 Þ ¼ 1 : 62 : Therefore T Gamow

¼ exp ð 2 cÞ¼ exp ð 3 : 239 Þ¼ 0 : 0392 :