The Salpeter plasma correction for solar fusion reactions

J. N. Bahcall; L. S. Brown; A. Gruzinov; R. F. Sawyer

doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20011715

The Salpeter plasma correction for solar fusion reactions

J. N. Bahcall, L. S. Brown, A. Gruzinov, R. F. Sawyer

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We describe five different ways of obtaining the Salpeter formula for the plasma corrections to fusion rates; this formula is valid at the center of the sun with insignificant errors (∼percent). Several recent papers have obtained a variety of answers in conflict with this result. We analyse the arguments of these papers, identifying sources of the discrepancies in some cases, and pointing out internal inconsistencies in the arguments given in other cases.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	291-295
Number of pages	5
Journal	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Volume	383
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20011715
State	Published - 2002

Keywords

Nuclear reactions
Plasmas
Sun: interior

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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