FusionReaction:
% Finds products of fusion reactions. D-D, D-T, p-B11 and D-He3 are
included. D-D includes both D-D paths and a D-T reaction so the
overall reaction is:
5D -> He3 + H + He4 + 2n
D-He3 does not include any D-D reactions.
You can also enter D, Dn or D, Dp to get the two deuterium paths.
The exhaust velocity is based on charged particles only and complete
conversion.
Type FusionReaction for a demo.
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Form:
x = FusionReaction( r1, r2 )
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Inputs
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r1 (1,:) Reactant name ('D','T','He3','B11','Li6','He4')
r2 (1,:) Reactant name ('D','T','He3','B11','Li6','He4')
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Outputs
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x (:) Data structure
.product
.particle (:,:) names of particles
.energy (:,:) energies of particles (MeV)
.mass (:,:) mass of each particle
.uE (:,:) maximum exhaust velocity
.totalEnergy (1,1) total energy released (MeV)
.totalMass (1,1) total mass of the products
.massNeutrons(1,1) total mass of the neutrons
.charge (1,:) charge of each product
.ions (1,:) index to the ions
.neutrons (1,:) index to the neutrons
.reactant
.particle (:,:) names of particles
.mass (:,:) mass of each particle
.charge (1,:) charge of each product
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Children:
FusionPropulsion: PlasmaPhysics/PlasmaConstant
FusionPropulsion: PlasmaPhysics/ReactionString
Propulsion: Electric/AtomicMass