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view Abstract Citations (4) References (28) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Cold Nuclear Fusion in Dense Metallic Hydrogen Horowitz, Charles J. Abstract Fusion rates for hydrogen isotopes in both liquid and solid metallic hydrogen are calculated as a function of temperature and density. For densities of 5-25 g/cu cm and temperatures below 20 eV the rate is greatly enhanced by both electron and ion screening. Deuterium burning could contribute noticeable heating to large planets/very small stars (brown dwarfs) at temperatures of only 10-15 eV. A more complicated mechanism, which somewhat enhances the deuterium fusion rate, could provide heating in Jupiter. Publication: The Astrophysical Journal Pub Date: January 1991 DOI: 10.1086/169627 Bibcode: 1991ApJ...367..288H Keywords: Brown Dwarf Stars; Hydrogen Isotopes; Metallic Hydrogen; Nuclear Astrophysics; Nuclear Fusion; Stellar Interiors; Electron Scattering; Ion Scattering; Liquid Hydrogen; Nuclear Reactions; Astrophysics; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; PLANETS: INTERIORS; STARS: BROWN DWARFS; STARS: INTERIORS full text sources ADS |
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