The D-D reaction occuring in the fusor has four byproducts. The first possible reaction creates a 1.11MeV triton and a 3.02Mev proton. The second creates a 0.82MeV helium-3 and a 2.45MeV neutron.
The neutrons obviously escape the chamber. (We're detecting them outside, after all.) My question is, what happens to the others? Particulaly the He3 and D. Our measly electric field of a few kv is clearly not enough to stop them.
My first guess would be that they are sputtered into the chamber walls. Does anyone have any data on this?
Thanks, Ryan
Created on Monday, April 02, 2001 10:27 AM EDT by Ryan C Edgar