Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option

Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option

Fusion energy from protons reacting with 11B, HB11, is extremely difficult or impossible when using thermal ignition by laser irradiation. This changes radically when using picosecond laser pulses with powers above petawatts dominated by nonlinear force driven ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks...

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Main Authors: Heinrich Hora, Shalom Eliezer, Noaz Nissim, Paraskevas Lalousis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2017-07-01
Series:Matter and Radiation at Extremes
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mre.2017.05.001
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spelling doaj-b79bf05e0e6949a7a290871fd315dd9c2020-11-24T21:48:23ZengAIP Publishing LLCMatter and Radiation at Extremes2468-080X2017-07-012417718910.1016/j.mre.2017.05.001002704MRENon-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive optionHeinrich Hora0Shalom Eliezer1Noaz Nissim2Paraskevas Lalousis3Department of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, AustraliaSoreq Research Center, Yavne, IsraelSoreq Research Center, Yavne, IsraelInstitute of Electronic Structure and Laser FORTH, Heraklion, GreeceFusion energy from protons reacting with 11B, HB11, is extremely difficult or impossible when using thermal ignition by laser irradiation. This changes radically when using picosecond laser pulses with powers above petawatts dominated by nonlinear force driven ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks for a non-thermal initiation of igniting solid density HB11 fuel. For a cylindrical trapping of the reaction, laser produced ultrahigh magnetic fields above kiloTesla, have to be combined. The experimentally confirmed highly increased HB11 fusion gains due to avalanche reaction may lead to a scheme of an environmentally clean and economic power reactor.http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mre.2017.05.001
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Noaz Nissim
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Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option
Matter and Radiation at Extremes
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Shalom Eliezer
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title Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option
title_short Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option
title_full Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option
title_fullStr Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option
title_full_unstemmed Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option
title_sort non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option
publisher AIP Publishing LLC
series Matter and Radiation at Extremes
issn 2468-080X
publishDate 2017-07-01
description Fusion energy from protons reacting with 11B, HB11, is extremely difficult or impossible when using thermal ignition by laser irradiation. This changes radically when using picosecond laser pulses with powers above petawatts dominated by nonlinear force driven ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks for a non-thermal initiation of igniting solid density HB11 fuel. For a cylindrical trapping of the reaction, laser produced ultrahigh magnetic fields above kiloTesla, have to be combined. The experimentally confirmed highly increased HB11 fusion gains due to avalanche reaction may lead to a scheme of an environmentally clean and economic power reactor.
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