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FIELDS, PARTICLES, AND NUCLEI

Neutronless nuclear reaction at inertial confinement of the magnetized plasma of laser-accelerated protons and boron nuclei

S. Yu. Gus'kov^ab, F. A. Korneev<sup>ab

a</sup> Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
^b National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow, Russia

Abstract: It has been proposed to use the formation of a magnetized plasma of laser-accelerated ions and electrons at the irradiation of the curved surface of the inner cavity of the target by a petawatt laser pulse to initiate a neutronless nuclear reaction of protons with boron nuclei. The possibility of an additional increase in the intensity of the reaction owing to the compression of the plasma at the irradiation of the outer surface of the target by a second terawatt laser pulse synchronized in time with the plasma-forming pulse has been discussed. The parameters of laser pulses and a target have been determined at which the ignition of a $pB$ plasma occurs; i.e., the energy released in reactions is equal to the energy of the plasma.

Received: 13.04.2016
Revised: 24.05.2016

DOI: 10.7868/S0370274X16130014

 English version: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters, 2016, 104:1, 1–5

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