Nuclear and Atomic Physics

    

Nuclear Fusion as a Virtual Particle Interaction Analogous to Hawking Radiation

Authors: Ray Fleming

Fusion interactions occur over a broad range of energies. Deuterium-Deuterium fusion for example has a peak cross section of hundreds of KeV, but fusion can occur below 20 keV. Efforts to increase fusion efficiency require higher interaction probabilities at lower energies. Efforts to do that are hampered by a lack of understanding of the physical mechanism that allows for lower energy nuclear reactions. While there is the idea of quantum-tunneling a more detailed model would be beneficial to the research effort. This paper will consider fusion reactions mediated by a Hawking radiation type interaction where a virtual proton-antiproton pair for example effectively annihilates a proton in one atomic nucleus and deposits a proton in another.

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[v1] 2015-03-02 08:12:05

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