Can Tritium and Tritium Fuse in Deuterium-Tritium Plasmas?

[Flexwheeler]

TL;DR

Can tritium and tritium fuse?

Can tritium and tritium fuse?

 

[Drakkith]

Yes it can, via the reaction: $T+T=α+2n+11.3 MeV$
I'd appreciate if someone had more info on this. I was unable to quickly find a reliable reference, just a Quora post about it.

 

[berkeman]

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

 

[Drakkith]

Ah, thanks @berkeman.

 

[mfb]

It's a less common side-reaction if you have a plasma of deuterium and tritium. You get two neutrons to make two new tritium nuclei, so it isn't a big loss.