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arXiv 2311.03492nucl-thhep-ph
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分子中核聚变的手性催化

Chiral catalysis of nuclear fusion in molecules

Dmitri E. Kharzeev, Jake Levitt

AI总结:

本研究提出利用圆偏振手性强激光场调控分子内电子波函数以增强库仑屏蔽,从而原位催化低能核聚变,并估算表明该效应具有可观测性和应用潜力。

摘要:

在低能条件下,核聚变会受到聚变核之间库仑斥力的电子屏蔽效应的强烈影响。因此,通过在强激光场中对电子波函数进行量子调控,有可能催化分子中的核聚变(即原位聚变特定原子核)。圆偏振(手性)激光场能够有效压缩电子波函数,从而在与聚变过程相关的空间区域内大幅增强屏蔽效应。我们估算了相应的聚变概率,发现所提出的分子中核聚变手性催化或许可以被观测到,并可能具有重要的实际应用价值。

英文摘要:

At low energies, nuclear fusion is strongly affected by electron screening of the Coulomb repulsion among the fusing nuclei. It may thus be possible to catalyze nuclear fusion in molecules (i.e., to fuse specific nuclei in situ) through quantum control of electron wave functions in intense laser fields. The circularly polarized (chiral) laser field can effectively squeeze the electron wave functions, greatly enhancing the screening in the spatial region relevant for the fusion process. We estimate the corresponding fusion probabilities, and find that the proposed chiral catalysis of nuclear fusion in molecules may be observable, potentially with important practical applications.

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