TITLE:
Controlled Fusion Strategy Using Ultra-Intense Laser Derived Positron Generation for Initiation
AUTHORS:
Robert Le Moyne
KEYWORDS:
Controllable Nuclear Fusion, Ultra-Intense Laser, Positron, Positron Generation, Antimatter, Trident Process, Bethe-Heitler Process, Breit-Wheeler Process, Volumetric Ignition, Hotspot Ignition, Fast Ignition
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Applied Mathematics and Physics,
Vol.6 No.4,
April
12,
2018
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.