Nuclear fusion for bose nuclei confined in ion traps

Nuclear fusion of integer spin nuclei confined in an isotropic ion trap is investigated. Solutions of the ground state for charged bosons trapped in t he isotropic harmonic oscillator potential are calculated using the equival ent linear two-body method for many-body problems, which is based on an app roximate reduction of the many body Schrodinger equation by the use of a va riational principle. Using the ground-state wavefunction, theoretical estim ates of probabilities and rates for nuclear fusion for Bose nuclei confined in ion traps are obtained. Numerical estimates for fusion rates are presen ted for the case of deuteron-deuteron fusion.