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The Two Faces of the Coulomb Barrier

Lali Chatterjee

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 20 / Number 3 / November 1991 / Pages 365-366

Technical Note on Cold Fusion / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29679

The necessity of a dual response of the Coulomb barrier to incoming and outgoing particles is pointed out. The conflicting dictates of physics and of asymptotic conditions is investigated and possible compatibility attempted. Applications are discussed.