Using inertial fusion implosions to measure the <math display='inline'><mrow><mi mathvariant='normal'>T</mi><mo>+</mo><mrow><mmultiscripts><mrow><mi>He</mi></mrow><mprescripts/><none/><mrow><mn>3</mn></mrow></mmultiscripts></mrow></mrow></math> fusion cross section at nucleosynthesis-relevant energies [electronic resource]

Light nuclei were created during big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN). Standard BBN theory, using rates inferred from accelerator-beam data, cannot explain high levels of ⁶Li in low-metallicity stars. Using high energy-density plasmas we measure the T(³He,γ)&l...

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Online Access:	Online Access (via OSTI)
Corporate Author:	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Researcher)
Format:	Government Document Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. National Nuclear Security Administration ; distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy, 2016.
Subjects:	Plasma Physics And Fusion Technology.