In a controlled fusion reactor Deuterium-Tritium The temperature of the plasma is T keV, where k is the fusion is occurring. 10 k Boltzmann constant. The ions' m-3 number density is 2.6 × 10¹8 Moreover (ov) = 10-2²m³s-¹, 3 where o is the reaction cross-section, v is the relative speed of the reacting particles, and represents averaging according to the Maxwell- Boltzmann distribution. = For what value of the confinement time does the reactor achieve the break even point? Enter your answer in seconds to 1 decimal point.

In a controlled fusion reactor Deuterium-Tritium The temperature of the plasma is T keV, where k is the fusion is occurring. 10 k Boltzmann constant. The ions' m-3 number density is 2.6 × 10¹8 Moreover (ov) = 10-2²m³s-¹, 3 where o is the reaction cross-section, v is the relative speed of the reacting particles, and represents averaging according to the Maxwell- Boltzmann distribution. = For what value of the confinement time does the reactor achieve the break even point? Enter your answer in seconds to 1 decimal point.

College Physics

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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