Simulation: Fusion Threshold and Barrier Crossing
Switch reaction channels and tune plasma temperature, density, and confinement to inspect barrier-crossing estimates and ignition-regime transitions.
Appears in: 25.1 Nuclear Fusion and Ignition Conditions, 25.2 Stellar Properties and the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram, 25.3 Hydrogen Burning Pathways and Main-Sequence Lifetimes, 25.4 Post-Main-Sequence Evolution and Stellar Remnants, 25.5 Nucleosynthesis and the Origin of the Elements
Map temperature, density, and confinement time into a fusion-threshold score and barrier-crossing estimate.
D + T -> He-4 + n
Barrier
120.0 keV
Q-value
17.60 MeV
Barrier crossing
0.02 %
Regime
below fusion threshold