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

Hora Heinrich; Eliezer Shalom; Nissim Noaz; Lalousis Paraskevas

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Hora Heinrich, Eliezer Shalom, Nissim Noaz, Lalousis Paraskevas. Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(4). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2017.05.001

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Hora Heinrich, Eliezer Shalom, Nissim Noaz, Lalousis Paraskevas. Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(4). doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2017.05.001

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

doi: 10.1016/j.mre.2017.05.001

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aDepartment of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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bSoreq Research Center, Yavne, Israel
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cInstitute of Electronic Structure and Laser FORTH, Heraklion, Greece

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Corresponding author: *Corresponding author. E-mail address: h.hora@unsw.edu.au (H. Hora).
Received Date: 2016-12-10
Accepted Date: 2017-05-05

Available Online: 2021-12-07

Publish Date: 2017-07-15

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Abstract

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.
- Boron laser fusion,
- Plasma-block ignition,
- ultrahigh acceleration,
- Kilotesla field trapping,
- Avalanche reaction,
- Power reactor

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