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| colspan="16" rowspan="1" |Table 1 - Significant fusion reactions
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| colspan="4" rowspan="1" |Reaction
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|→
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| colspan="9" rowspan="1" |Products
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|Total
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Energy release
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|Atomic mass of products
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| colspan="3" rowspan="1" |
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|ratio
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|MeV/ fusion
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|
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|MeV/ fusion
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|MeV/ fusion
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|GJ/kg
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|N
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|-
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|1
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|D
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|T
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|→
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|He4
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|100%
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|3.49
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| +
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|n0
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|14.1
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|
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|
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|
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|340 000
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|5
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|-
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|2a
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|D
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|D
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|→
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|He3
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|50%
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|0.82
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| +
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|n0
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|2.45
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|
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|
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|
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|79 000
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|4
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|-
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|2b
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|
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| +
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|D
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|→
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|T
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|50%
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|01.01
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| +
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|p+
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|03.02
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|
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|
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|
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|97 000
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|4
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|-
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|3
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|D
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| +
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|He3
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|→
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|He4
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|100%
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|3.6
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| +
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|p+
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|14.7
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|
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|
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|
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|353 000
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|5
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|-
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|4
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|T
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| +
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|T
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|→
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|He4
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|100%
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|
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| +
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|2x n0
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|
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|
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|
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|11.3
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|182 000
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|6
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|-
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|5
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|He3
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| +
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|He3
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|→
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|He4
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|100%
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|
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| +
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|2x p+
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|
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|
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|
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|12.9
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|207 000
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|6
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|-
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|6a
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|He3
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| +
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|T
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|→
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|He4
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|
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|
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|n+
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|12.1
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|p+
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|
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|195 000
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|6
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|-
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|6b
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|
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|T
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|→
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|He4
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|
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|4.8
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|D
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|9.5
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|
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|
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|
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|230 000
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|6
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|-
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|6c
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|
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|T
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|→
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|He4
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|
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|0.5
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|n0
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|1.9
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|p+
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|11.9
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|230 000
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|6
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|-
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|7a
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|D
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|Li6
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|→
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|He4
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|
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|
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|He4
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|
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|
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|
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|22.4
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|270 000
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|8
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|-
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|7b
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|
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| +
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|Li6
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|→
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|He3
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|
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|
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|He4
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|
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| +
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|n0
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|2.56
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|31 000
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|8
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|-
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|7c
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|
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| +
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|Li6
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|→
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|Li7
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|
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|
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|p+
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|
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|
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|
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|5.0
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|60 000
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|8
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|-
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|7d
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|
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| +
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|Li6
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|→
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|Be7
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|
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|
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|n0
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|
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|
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|
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|3.4
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|41 000
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|8
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|-
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|8
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|p+
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| +
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|Li6
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|→
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|He4
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|
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|1.7
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|He3
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|2.3
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|
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|
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|
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|55 000
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|7
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|-
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|9
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|n
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|Li6
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|→
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|He4
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|
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|
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|T
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|2.3
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|7
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|-
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|10
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|He3
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|Li6
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|→
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|He4
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|
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|
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|He4
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|
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|p+
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|16.9
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|181 000
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|9
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|-
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|11
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|p+
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|B11
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|→
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|3x He4
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|8.7
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|70 000
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|12
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|-
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|12
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|6D
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|
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|
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|→
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|2x He4
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|8.92
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|2n0
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|16.55
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|2p+
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|17.72
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|348 000
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|12
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| colspan="16" rowspan="1" |Total energy release = sum of energies (MeV) x 1.6e-19 J/eV / mass of reaction products
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Mass of reaction products = N x atomic mass unit (1.66e-27 kg)
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In a fusion reaction, the portion of the fuel that actually reacts is called the burnup fraction. As a first order of magnitude evaluation, we can establish that a fusion drive with a burnup fraction of 10%, using 1 kg of deuterium+he3 per second will produce 353 000 GJ/kg x 1kg/s x 0,1 = 35 300 GW of power (Line 4, table 1).
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To find the thrust from the fusion reaction, F=ṁ*2Pt*ηn . For an efficiency (ηn) of 80%, the force is 5 600 KN or 576 tonnes.
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To find the exhaust velocity Ve=F/ṁ= 56 500 000 N / 1 kg/s = 5 650 000 m/s
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Revision as of 05:52, 2 September 2021

Fusion Propulsion

Table 1 - Significant fusion reactions
Reaction → Products Total

Energy release

Atomic mass of products
ratio MeV/ fusion MeV/ fusion MeV/ fusion GJ/kg N
1 D + T → He4 100% 3.49 + n0 14.1 340 000 5
2a D + D → He3 50% 0.82 + n0 2.45 79 000 4
2b + D → T 50% 01.01 + p+ 03.02 97 000 4
3 D + He3 → He4 100% 3.6 + p+ 14.7 353 000 5
4 T + T → He4 100% + 2x n0 11.3 182 000 6
5 He3 + He3 → He4 100% + 2x p+ 12.9 207 000 6
6a He3 + T → He4 + n+ 12.1 + p+ 195 000 6
6b + T → He4 4.8 + D 9.5 230 000 6
6c + T → He4 0.5 + n0 1.9 + p+ 11.9 230 000 6
7a D + Li6 → He4 + He4 22.4 270 000 8
7b + Li6 → He3 + He4 + n0 2.56 31 000 8
7c + Li6 → Li7 + p+ 5.0 60 000 8
7d + Li6 → Be7 + n0 3.4 41 000 8
8 p+ + Li6 → He4 1.7 + He3 2.3 55 000 7
9 n + Li6 → He4 + T 2.3 7
10 He3 + Li6 → He4 + He4 + p+ 16.9 181 000 9
11 p+ + B11 → 3x He4 8.7 70 000 12
12 6D → 2x He4 8.92 + 2n0 16.55 + 2p+ 17.72 348 000 12
Total energy release = sum of energies (MeV) x 1.6e-19 J/eV / mass of reaction products

Mass of reaction products = N x atomic mass unit (1.66e-27 kg) In a fusion reaction, the portion of the fuel that actually reacts is called the burnup fraction. As a first order of magnitude evaluation, we can establish that a fusion drive with a burnup fraction of 10%, using 1 kg of deuterium+he3 per second will produce 353 000 GJ/kg x 1kg/s x 0,1 = 35 300 GW of power (Line 4, table 1). To find the thrust from the fusion reaction, F=ṁ*2Pt*ηn . For an efficiency (ηn) of 80%, the force is 5 600 KN or 576 tonnes. To find the exhaust velocity Ve=F/ṁ= 56 500 000 N / 1 kg/s = 5 650 000 m/s

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