English Explanatory Dictionary

S-factor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A rescaling of a nuclear reaction's total cross section to account for the Coulomb repulsion between the charged reactants. It determines the rates of nuclear fusion reactions that occur in the cores of stars.

Word forms

S-factor S-factors
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