Intramolecular Nuclear Fusion in Hydrogen-Isotope Molecules

Controlling intramolecular hydrogen transfer by single atoms and molecules

Modeling hydrogen isotope behavior in fusion plasma-facing components

Article history: Received 15 August 2013 Accepted 25 November 2013 Available online 28 November 2013 In this work, we focus on understanding hydrogen isotope retention in plasma-facing materials in fusion devices. Three common simulation methods are usually used to study this problem that includes Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, and numerical/analytical methods. A system of partial differentia...

Conventional and Unconventional Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in some Beta-diketones

This study presents our view of unconventional and conventional intramolecular hydrogen bonds (HBs) for some beta-diketones theoretically and experimentally. According to our results, the groups such as Phenyl and t-But in beta positions increase and CF3 group decrease IHB strength, respectively. For better understanding of the substitution effects, the compounds with similar and different subs...

Nuclear fusion in muonic molecules and in deuterated metals

Study of the fusion reactions between hydrogen isotopes in muonic molecules is the first example of the accurate accounting of the nucleus charge screening by a muon in the fusion process. At LUNA installation the measurements of astrophysical reaction cross sections were extended down to collision energies of a few keV. The screening by atomic electrons of the target became substantial. The po...

Isotope effects on chemical shifts in the study of intramolecular hydrogen bonds.

The paper deals with the use of isotope effects on chemical shifts in characterizing intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Both so-called resonance-assisted (RAHB) and non-RAHB systems are treated. The importance of RAHB will be discussed. Another very important issue is the borderline between "static" and tautomeric systems. Isotope effects on chemical shifts are particularly useful in such studies. ...