Photo-fusion reactions in a new compact device for ELI

  • S. D. Moustaizis
  • , P. Auvray
  • , H. Hora
  • , P. Lalousis
  • , J. Larour
  • , G. Mourou

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Abstract

In the last few years significant progress on technological, experimental and numerical studies on fusion process in high density and high temperature plasmas produced by a high intensity laser pulse interaction with clusters in a high external applied magnetic field, enable us to propose a compact photo-fusion magnetic device for high neutron production. For the purpose of the project a pulsed magnetic field driver with values up to 110 Tesla has been developed which allows increasing the trapping time of the high density plasma in the device and improving the neutron yield. Numerical simulations show that the proposed device is capable of producing up to 109-1010 neutrons per laser shot with an external magnetic field of 150 Tesla. The proposed device can be used for experiments and numerical code validation concerning different conventional and (or) exotic fusion fuels.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLight at Extreme Intensities 2011
Pages191-194
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2012
EventLight at Extreme Intensities 2011, LEI 2011 - Szeged, Hungary
Duration: 14 Nov 201118 Nov 2011

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1462
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceLight at Extreme Intensities 2011, LEI 2011
Country/TerritoryHungary
CitySzeged
Period14/11/1118/11/11

Keywords

  • ELI laser
  • MHD numerical simulations
  • deuterated clusters
  • high density and high temperature plasmas
  • magnetic fusion device
  • mirror-like magnetic topology
  • neutron production
  • photo-fusion
  • pulsed magnetic field driver
  • ultrashort laser pulses

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