Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2 (4): 177, Published Online: Jan. 17, 2018  

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

Author Affiliations
1 Department of Theoretical Physics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
2 Soreq Research Center, Yavne, Israel
3 Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser FORTH, Heraklion, GreeceLalousis
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.

Heinrich Hora, Shalom Eliezer, Noaz Nissim, Paraskevas Lalousis. Non-thermal laser driven plasma-blocks for proton boron avalanche fusion as direct drive option[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2017, 2(4): 177.

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