Pressures and Temperatures Required for Fusion

[korneld]

What are the pressures and teperatures needed for artificial deuterium-tritium fusion? In other words, what are the minimum values for each that allow fusion to occur? Is there an equation for it?

 

[PeterDonis]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawson_criterion

 

[raining Pete]

"From my understanding, the minimum temperature needed for deuterium-tritium fusion to occur is around 100 million Kelvin (100,000,000 K). As for pressure, it needs to be around 100 billion Pascals (100,000,000,000 Pa). These values can vary depending on the specific conditions and setup of the fusion reaction, but these are generally considered the minimum thresholds for fusion to occur.

There is indeed an equation that relates temperature and pressure to the rate of fusion reactions. It's called the Lawson criterion and it states that the product of temperature and confinement time (how long the particles are kept in the reaction chamber) must be greater than a certain value in order for fusion to occur. This shows that both temperature and pressure play important roles in creating the conditions necessary for fusion to take place.

Hope this helps answer your question!"