Abstract
The possibility of fusion ignition in proton-Boron11 plasma is strongly enhanced if the energy from the fusion-produced α particles is channeled to fast protons, but in an environment in which most of the protons are thermally distributed. This hybrid of thermonuclear fusion and beam-plasma fusion offers surprisingly large advantages to either purely thermonuclear or purely beam-plasma fusion, neither of which can by themselves significantly exceed the large bremsstrahlung radiation emitted by the proton-Boron11 plasma. The hybrid scheme has the potential to reduce the confinement time of the reactants that is required to achieve ignition by an order of magnitude.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 110701 |
Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
Volume | 29 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2022 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Condensed Matter Physics