On the nuclear $(n;t)-$reaction in the three-electron ${}^{6}$Li atom
Abstract
The nuclear reaction of the three-electron Li atom with thermal/slow neutrons is considered. An effective method has been developed for determining the probabilities of formation of various atoms and ions in different bound states. We discuss a number of fundamental questions directly related to numerical computations of the final state atomic probabilities. A few appropriate variational expansions for atomic wave functions of the incident lithium atom and final helium atom and/or tritium negatively charged ion are discussed. It appears that the final He atom arising during the nuclear Li; He-reaction in the three-electron Li atom can also be created in its triplet states. The formation of the quasi-stable three-electron during the nuclear reaction at the Li atom is briefly discussed. Bremsstrahlung emitted by atomic electrons accelerated by the rapidly moving nuclear fragments from this reaction is analyzed. The frequency spectrum of the emitted radiation is investigated.
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@article{arxiv.1207.3471,
title = {On the nuclear $(n;t)-$reaction in the three-electron ${}^{6}$Li atom},
author = {Alexei M. Frolov and David M. Wardlaw},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.3471},
year = {2013}
}
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arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:1107.3816