Magnetically Catalyzed Fusion

Details Magnetically Catalyzed Fusion Magnetically Catalyzed Fusion

1996-08-25

arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9608054v1

Phys.Rev.C54:2751-2759,1996

Physics

Nuclear Physics

Nuclear Theory

13 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevC.54.2751

We calculate the reaction cross-sections for the fusion of hydrogen and deuterium in strong magnetic fields as are believed to exist in the atmospheres of neutron stars. We find that in the presence of a strong magnetic field ($B \gsim 10^{12}$G), the reaction rates are many orders of magnitude higher than in the unmagnetized case. The fusion of both protons and deuterons are important over a neutron star's lifetime for ultrastrong magnetic fields ($B \sim 10^{16}$G). The enhancement may have dramatic effects on thermonuclear runaways and bursts on the surfaces of neutron stars.

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