Nuclear fusion induced by X-rays in a crystal

dc.contributor.authorBelyaev, V.B.
dc.contributor.authorMiller, M.B.
dc.contributor.authorOtto, J.
dc.contributor.authorRakityansky, Sergei Anatoljevich
dc.contributor.emailrakitsa@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-08-11T15:23:43Z
dc.date.available2016-08-11T15:23:43Z
dc.date.issued2016-03-08
dc.description.abstractThe nuclei that constitute a crystalline lattice, oscillate relative to each other with a very low energy that is not sufficient to penetrate through the Coulomb barriers separating them. An additional energy, which is needed to tunnel through the barrier and fuse, can be supplied by external electromagnetic waves (X-rays or the synchrotron radiation). Exposing to the X-rays the solid compound LiD (lithium-deuteride) for the duration of 111 hours, we have detected 88 events of the nuclear fusion d + 6Li → 8Be∗. Our theoretical estimate agrees with what we observed. One of possible applications of the phenomenon we found, could be the measurements of the rates of various nuclear reactions (not necessarily fusion) at extremely low energies inaccessible in accelerator experiments.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentPhysicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2016en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://journals.aps.org/prc/abouten_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBelyaev, VB, Miller, MB, Otto, J & Rakityansky, SA 2016, 'Nuclear fusion induced by X-rays in a crystal', Physical Review C : Nuclear Physics, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 1-27.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2469-9985 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2469-9993 (online)
dc.identifier.other1538-4497 (cd-rom)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/56284
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_ZA
dc.rights© 2016 The American Physical Societyen_ZA
dc.subjectCoulomb barriersen_ZA
dc.subjectNucleien_ZA
dc.subjectLow energyen_ZA
dc.subjectMeasurementsen_ZA
dc.titleNuclear fusion induced by X-rays in a crystalen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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