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Essentially, yes that is correct. I based it on the cross section of Deuterium at NTP. A chemical cataylst is a bit different because it doesn't require overco
by Everhusk 10y ago
Essentially, yes that is correct. I based it on the cross section of Deuterium at NTP.
A chemical cataylst is a bit different because it doesn't require overcoming the coloumb barrier. If a nuclear catalyst existed, it would have to lower to almost no energy or even bypass the coloumb barrier for a D-D fusion reaction to occur at NTP. Do you know of any situations were the coloumb barrier has been altered?
- im3w1l 10y agoI looked into it, and Muons can apparently be used as catalysts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon-catalyzed_fusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muon-catalyzed_fusion. They are supposedly very energy intensive to be produce, but it proves the concept of lowering the barrier.