SUBJECT:  
Simulation study on the possibility of D-3He fusion based on fast-ignition inertial confinement scheme

    
SUMMARY:

A possibility of igniting D3He plasma in the fast-ignition inertial confinement fusion scheme is examined. Use of a small amount of DT fuel as igniter would be indispensable in order to mitigate the requirement on laser driver energy. Simulations will be made for DT/D3He fuel pellet models compressed to 3000-4000 times the liquid density by using FIBMET, a 2D simulation code.

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Prof. Yasuyuki NAKAO

Affiliation: Department of Applied Quantum Physics and Nuclear Engineering, Kyushu University

Location: 744 Motooka, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

Email: nakao@nucl.kyushu-u.ac.jp

URL: http://www.qpn.kyushu-u.ac.jp/gs/