The main fuels used in nuclear fusion devises are deuterium and tritium, both heavy isotopes of hydrogen. The Deuterium (D) – Tritium (T) reaction has the largest cross section (in other words, the ...

C + ^{12}C), which is a key reaction in this context. One of the major challenges in studying carbon fusion is accurately determining the fusion cross section, especially at energies relevant to ...

Now, a new and compact fusion reactor in Spain—the SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak, or SMART—is further experimenting with ...