-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:20:32 -0700: Hi,
>First off, tritium hydride - even if proton tunneling were to occur, is >unlikely to fuse into helium at all unless it was part of a coincidental >beta decay. However, tritium deuteride would be a much better candidate to >fuse, if that is what is meant in the original poser. Actually, the original poster was correct. T has 1 proton and 2 neutrons, so an added proton => 4He. This is a strong force reaction, and no beta decay is needed. Hi Robin, Despite it looking feasible on paper, pT can only result in 3He + n as the ash - and that one cannot happen via proton tunneling. The pT -> 4He reaction cannot happen AFAIK. That should be obvious since it is never listed on any table as a feasible reaction. The pT -> 3He + n reaction has been seen at high energy, but is endothermic IIRC- so it would not happen via QM tunneling. Jones
