Nuclear Reaction d + t → α + n
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future collective use of JET, directed toward developing fusion power by mag-
netic connement, and National Ignition Facility (NIF) (https://lasers.llnl.gov)
by inertial connement.
e cross section for the d +
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H fusion is by now well known experimentally,
while more uncertain (Cecil and Wilkinson 1984; Kammeraad etal. 1993) is the
situation for the branch of this reaction,
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H(d,γn)
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He, that is being considered
as a possible plasma diagnostic in modem fusion experiment (Murphy etal.
2001). One alpha particle is created for each neutron in the fusion reaction:
d + t →α (3.5 MeV) + n (14 MeV).
In d–t fusion, 80% of the energy released goes into 14 MeV neutrons and only
the remaining 20% into charged particles ...