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DD fusion in crystals

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The article discusses the mechanism of DD → 4He fusion and so-called nonradiative thermalization of the reaction in crystals. The dynamics of this process is considered. The assumption that the decay time of the compound nucleus depends on its excitation energy makes experiments in crystals compatible with the acceleration data.We consider the processes in the crystals that increase the intensity ofDD fusion in comparison to the amorphous media, and the yield of the reaction is estimated.

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Original Russian Text © E.N. Tsyganov, 2010, published in Yadernaya Fizika, 2010, Vol. 73, No. 12, pp. 2036–2044.

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Tsyganov, E.N. DD fusion in crystals. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 73, 1981–1989 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106377881012001X

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