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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Reaction Rate Def<strong>in</strong>ition<br />
For a given relative velocity v with projectile number density n p<br />
λ<br />
=<br />
σ<br />
⋅<br />
n<br />
p<br />
⋅<br />
v<br />
[ ] s<br />
−1<br />
reaction/target particle<br />
energy/temperature dependent decay constant λ<br />
R<br />
=<br />
σ<br />
⋅<br />
n<br />
p<br />
⋅<br />
v<br />
⋅<br />
n<br />
T<br />
⋅V<br />
[ ] s<br />
−1<br />
reaction rate <strong>in</strong> volume V
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