New scheme to trigger fusion in a compact magnetic fusion device by combining muon catalysis and alpha heating effects

作     者：S.D.Moustaizis P.Lalousis H.Hora Z.Henis S.Eliezer I.Ploumistakis 

作者机构：Technical University of CreteLab of Matter Structure and Laser Physics Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser FORTH Department of Theoretical PhysicsUniversity of New South Wales Applied Physics DivisionSoreq NRC Nuclear Fusion InstitutePolytechnique University of MadridETSII 

出 版 物：《High Power Laser Science and Engineering》 (高功率激光科学与工程（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2016年第4卷第4期

页      面：1-7页

核心收录：

学科分类：0808[工学-电气工程] 080901[工学-物理电子学] 0809[工学-电子科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 07[理学] 08[工学] 070204[理学-等离子体物理] 0807[工学-动力工程及工程热物理] 080401[工学-精密仪器及机械] 0804[工学-仪器科学与技术] 0805[工学-材料科学与工程（可授工学、理学学位）] 0827[工学-核科学与技术] 0703[理学-化学] 0803[工学-光学工程] 0702[理学-物理学] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：alpha heating effect high energy density physics laser plasmas interaction laser proton acceleration high energy density physics muon catalyzed fusion ultra-intense ultra-short pulse laser interaction with matters 

摘      要：The application of laser pulses with psec or shorter duration enables nonthermal efficient ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks with homogeneous high ion energies exceeding ion current densities of 10^(12) A cm^(-2). The effects of ultrahigh acceleration of plasma blocks with high energy proton beams are proposed for muon production in a compact magnetic fusion device. The proposed new scheme consists of an ignition fusion spark by muon catalyzed fusion(μCF) in a small mirror-like configuration where low temperature D–T plasma is trapped for a duration of 1 μs. This initial fusion spark produces sufficient alpha heating in order to initiate the fusion process in the main device. The use of a multi-fluid global particle and energy balance code allows us to follow the temporal evolution of the reaction rate of the fusion process in the device. Recent progress on the ICAN and IZEST projects for high efficient high power and high repetition rate laser systems allows development of the proposed device for clean energy production. With the proposed approaches,experiments on fusion nuclear reactions and μCF process can be performed in magnetized plasmas in existing kJ/PW laser facilities as the GEKKO-LFEX, the PETAL and the ORION or in the near future laser facilities as the ELI-NP Romanian pillar.