A scheme, analogous to the linear combination of atomic orbitals (LCAO), is used
to calculate rates of reactions for the fusion of nuclei con¯ned in molecules. As an
example, the possibility of nuclear fusion in rotationally excited H2O molecules of
angular momentum 1¡ is estimated for the p + p + 16O ! 18Ne¤(4:522; 1¡) nuclear
transition. Due to a practically exact agreement of the energy of the Ne resonance
and of the p + p + 16O threshold, the possibility of an enhanced transition probability
is investigated. / Physics / M.Sc.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/625 |
| Date | 30 June 2005 |
| Creators | Dicks, Jesse |
| Contributors | Rakityansky, S.A. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (viii, 53 leaves) |
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