Open AccessPlasma screening enhancement of thermonuclear reaction rates
Author(s) -
A. I. Chugunov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1787/1/012047
Subject(s) - thermonuclear fusion , neutron star , white dwarf , physics , plasma , balance (ability) , reaction rate , nuclear physics , astrophysics , chemistry , stars , psychology , biochemistry , neuroscience , catalysis
Plasma screening can enhance the thermonuclear reaction rates significantly. The most pronounced effect takes place in the white dwarf cores and neutron star envelopes; there the enhancement factor can reach as tenths orders of magnitude. Here thermodynamically consistent description of this effect, which does not violate of the detailed balance principle, is discussed.