Abstract
A controllable strategy for eliciting nuclear fusion is presented through ultra-intenselaser derived positron generation by a conceptual first physics perspective. The capability to generate positrons on demand in a controlled manner through an ultra-intense laser incident on a high atomic number target, such as gold, is the intrinsic core to the foundation of controllable nuclear fusion. Positron antimatter generated from the periphery of the fusion fuel pellet provides the basis for initiating the fusion reaction, which is regulated by controlling the operation of the ultra-intense laser. A dual pulsed Fast Ignition mechanism is selected to achieve the fusion reaction. Based on first physics performance analysis the controllable strategy for eliciting nuclear fusion through ultra-intenselaser derived positron generation offers a realizable means for achieving regulated nuclear fusion. A future perspective of the controllable fusion strategy addresses the opportunities and concerns of a pathway toward regulated nuclear fusion.
Highlights
The advent of the ultra-intense laser has commenced the capacity to generate positron antimatter [1] [2]
The application of positrons derived from an ultra-intense laser for initiating fusion through the Fast Ignition mechanism offers a controllable strategy for nuclear fusion as an energy source
A controllable strategy for eliciting nuclear fusion has been presented from a conceptual first physics perspective
Summary
The advent of the ultra-intense laser has commenced the capacity to generate positron antimatter [1] [2]. The current strategy for achieving nuclear fusion is through the initiation of a nuclear fission event This strategy releases a considerable amount energy, this approach is not a controllable means of eliciting fusion [10]. By contrast the mechanisms for evoking nuclear fusion by LeMoyne constitute a controllable means of eliciting a nuclear fusion event, which has been elucidated from a first physics perspective regarding fundamental performance analysis for the domain of space propulsion [8]. The objective is to elucidate from a first-physics perspective performance analysis of fusion initiated by positron generation through an ultra-intense laser on a high atomic number target, such as gold. The Bethe-Heitler mechanism is applied for the generation of positron antimatter through an ultra-intense laser incident on a high atomic number target, such as gold, surrounding the periphery of the fusion fuel pellet.
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