TY - JOUR
T1 - Electron screening effects in nuclear reactions: Still an unsolved problem
AU - Cruz, João
AU - Luís, H.
AU - Fonseca, Micaela
AU - Jesus, A. P.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Electron screening for nuclear reactions in metals plays an unexpected and important role in enhancing reaction cross sections in the ultra-low energy region. Even though there are still some discrepancies between experimental data from different authors, the enhanced screening effect in metallic environments is well established, and attributed to the quasi-free valence electrons in the metals. However, there is still no solid theory which can describe quantitatively the observed enhancements. In the present work, experimental and theoretical results obtained so far will be overviewed, and a proposal to improve our knowledge on this subject.
AB - Electron screening for nuclear reactions in metals plays an unexpected and important role in enhancing reaction cross sections in the ultra-low energy region. Even though there are still some discrepancies between experimental data from different authors, the enhanced screening effect in metallic environments is well established, and attributed to the quasi-free valence electrons in the metals. However, there is still no solid theory which can describe quantitatively the observed enhancements. In the present work, experimental and theoretical results obtained so far will be overviewed, and a proposal to improve our knowledge on this subject.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84857950842&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/1742-6596/337/1/012062
DO - 10.1088/1742-6596/337/1/012062
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:84857950842
SN - 1742-6588
VL - 337
JO - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
JF - Journal of Physics: Conference Series
IS - 1
M1 - 012062
T2 - 5th Bi-Annual Nuclear Physics in Astrophysics, NPA5
Y2 - 3 April 2011 through 8 April 2011
ER -