Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1864366 | Physics Letters A | 2006 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
We identify relevant parameter regimes in which aneutronic fuels can undergo fusion ignition in hot-ion degenerate plasma. Because of relativistic effects and partial degeneracy, the self-sustained burning regime is considerably larger than previously calculated. Inverse bremsstrahlung plays a major role in containing the reactor energy. We solve the radiation transfer equation and obtain the contribution to the heat conductivity from inverse bremsstrahlung.
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Authors
S. Son, N.J. Fisch,