Nuclear Reactions in Stars & in the Laboratory
Nuclear Reactions in Stars & in the Laboratory
Nuclear Reactions in Stars & in the Laboratory
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Energy production<br />
Reaction Q-value: Q<br />
Energy generated (if Q>0) by a s<strong>in</strong>gle reaction<br />
Q<br />
⎛<br />
2<br />
= c ⎜<br />
∑ m − ∑<br />
i<br />
m j<br />
⎝ <strong>in</strong>itial nuclei i f<strong>in</strong>al nuclei j<br />
⎞<br />
⎟<br />
⎠<br />
Difference between masses <strong>in</strong> entrance and exit channel<br />
Energy generation: Energy generated per g and sec by a reaction:<br />
ε<br />
r ⋅Q<br />
1<br />
= = Q ⋅ Y ⋅Y<br />
⋅ ρ ⋅ N<br />
2<br />
< σ v<br />
A a<br />
ρ 1+<br />
δ<br />
A<br />
aA<br />
>
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