Cold nuclear fusion in dense metallic hydrogen

Details Cold nuclear fusion in dense metallic hydrogen Cold nuclear fusion in dense metallic hydrogen

Jan 1991

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1991apj...367..288h&link_type=abstract

Astrophysical Journal, Part 1 (ISSN 0004-637X), vol. 367, Jan. 20, 1991, p. 288-295.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

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Brown Dwarf Stars, Hydrogen Isotopes, Metallic Hydrogen, Nuclear Astrophysics, Nuclear Fusion, Stellar Interiors, Electron Scattering, Ion Scattering, Liquid Hydrogen, Nuclear Reactions

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Fusion rates for hydrogen isotopes in both liquid and solid metallic hydrogen are calculated as a function of temperature and density. For densities of 5-25 g/cu cm and temperatures below 20 eV the rate is greatly enhanced by both electron and ion screening. Deuterium burning could contribute noticeable heating to large planets/very small stars (brown dwarfs) at temperatures of only 10-15 eV. A more complicated mechanism, which somewhat enhances the deuterium fusion rate, could provide heating in Jupiter.

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