Numerical investigations on a compact magnetic fusion device for studying the effect of external applied magnetic field oscillations on the nuclear burning efficiency of D-T and p-11B fuels

S. D. Moustaizis; P. Lalousis; H. Hora; J. Larour; P. Auvray; P. Balcou; J. E. Ducret; P. Martin

doi:10.1117/12.2182402

Numerical investigations on a compact magnetic fusion device for studying the effect of external applied magnetic field oscillations on the nuclear burning efficiency of D-T and p-¹¹B fuels

S. D. Moustaizis
, P. Lalousis
, H. Hora
, J. Larour
, P. Auvray
, P. Balcou
, J. E. Ducret
, P. Martin

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Abstract

The burning process of high density (about 10¹⁸cm^-3), high temperature (tens to hundreds of keV) plasma trapped by a high mirror-like magnetic field in a Compact Magnetic Fusion (CMF) device is numerically investigated. The initial high density and high temperature plasma in the CMF device is produced by ultrashort high intensity laser beam interaction with clusters or thin foils, and two fuels, D-T and p-¹¹B are studied. The spatio-temporal evolution of D-T and p-¹¹B plasmas, the production of alphas, the generated electric fields and the high external applied magnetic field are described by a 1-D multifluid code. The initial values for the plasma densities, temperatures and external applied magnetic field (about 100 T) correspond to high β plasmas. The main objectives of the numerical simulations are: to study the plasma trapping, the neutron and alpha production for both fuels, and compare the effect of the external applied magnetic field on the nuclear burning efficiency for the two fuels. The comparisons and the advantages for each fuel will be presented. The proposed CMF device and the potential operation of the device within the ELI-NP pillar will be discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Research Using Extreme Light
Subtitle of host publication	Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers II
Editors	Georg Korn, Luis O. Silva
Publisher	SPIE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781628416367
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182402
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2015
Event	Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers II - Prague, Czech Republic Duration: 13 Apr 2015 → 15 Apr 2015

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Name	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9515
ISSN (Print)	0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)	1996-756X

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Conference	Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers II
Country/Territory	Czech Republic
City	Prague
Period	13/04/15 → 15/04/15

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Moustaizis, S. D., Lalousis, P., Hora, H., Larour, J., Auvray, P., Balcou, P., Ducret, J. E., & Martin, P. (2015). Numerical investigations on a compact magnetic fusion device for studying the effect of external applied magnetic field oscillations on the nuclear burning efficiency of D-T and p-¹¹B fuels. In G. Korn, & L. O. Silva (Eds.), Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers II Article 95151E (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9515). SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2182402

Moustaizis, S. D. ; Lalousis, P. ; Hora, H. et al. / Numerical investigations on a compact magnetic fusion device for studying the effect of external applied magnetic field oscillations on the nuclear burning efficiency of D-T and p-¹¹B fuels. Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers II. editor / Georg Korn ; Luis O. Silva. SPIE, 2015. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering).

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Numerical investigations on a compact magnetic fusion device for studying the effect of external applied magnetic field oscillations on the nuclear burning efficiency of D-T and p-¹¹B fuels. / Moustaizis, S. D.; Lalousis, P.; Hora, H. et al.
Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers II. ed. / Georg Korn; Luis O. Silva. SPIE, 2015. 95151E (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 9515).

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Moustaizis SD, Lalousis P, Hora H, Larour J, Auvray P, Balcou P et al. Numerical investigations on a compact magnetic fusion device for studying the effect of external applied magnetic field oscillations on the nuclear burning efficiency of D-T and p-¹¹B fuels. In Korn G, Silva LO, editors, Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers II. SPIE. 2015. 95151E. (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering). doi: 10.1117/12.2182402