Nuclear Scattering and Suprathermal Fusion

Anil Kumar; Jacques P. Ligou; Sauro B. Nicli

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST87-A25079

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Home / Publications / Journals / Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 12 / Number 3

Nuclear Scattering and Suprathermal Fusion

Anil Kumar, Jacques P. Ligou, Sauro B. Nicli

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 12 / Number 3 / November 1987 / Pages 476-487

Technical Paper / ICF Target / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST87-A25079

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The effect of nuclear scattering on the suprathermal fusion probability of recoiling d-t nuclei under the impact of fusion products, a 14.1-MeV neutron and a 3.5-MeV alpha particle, in thick pellets is investigated with the help of the Boltzmann-Fokker-Planck equation. Although the suprathermal fusion from alpha-particle recoils is quite small, the one originating from neutron recoils is considerable.