Average Energy of Interacting Particles for Thermonuclear Reactions

S. T. Perkins; R. J. Howerton

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE82-A21452

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Home / Publications / Journals / Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 82 / Number 4

Average Energy of Interacting Particles for Thermonuclear Reactions

S. T. Perkins, R. J. Howerton

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 82 / Number 4 / December 1982 / Pages 388-392

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE82-A21452

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The expression for the average energy of the two interacting particles undergoing a thermonuclear reaction is developed, and results are presented for selected reactions between light isotopes. It is shown that the assumption that the average energy is equal to 3kT is only valid for a 1/υ relative cross-section dependence.