Nuclear astrophysical plasmas: ion distribution functions and fusion rates
Astrophysics
2009-11-13 v1 Statistical Mechanics
Nuclear Theory
Plasma Physics
Abstract
This article illustrates how very small deviations from the Maxwellian exponential tail, while leaving unchanged bulk quantities, can yield dramatic effects on fusion reaction rates and discuss several mechanisms that can cause such deviations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.astro-ph/0511430,
title = {Nuclear astrophysical plasmas: ion distribution functions and fusion rates},
author = {Marcello Lissia and Piero Quarati},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/0511430},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
9 ReVTex pages including 2 color figures