Influence of plasma self-radiation model on thermonuclear burning simulation results

Abstract

The one-dimensional problem on two-sided irradiation by proton beams of the plane layer of condensed DT mixture with density ρ0 = 100ρs, where ρs is the fuel solid-state density at atmospheric pressure, is considered. The effect of the plasma self-radiation on the thermonuclear burn-up factor as well as the role of the inverse Compton effect are studied. It is shown that the inverse Compton effect decreases the burn-up factor down to about 3% while the plasma self-radiation in whole decreases it down to about 9%.