By contrast to the large mass, complexity and recirculating power of conventional drivers for inertial confinement fusion (ICF), antiproton annihilation offers a specific energy of 90MJ/(micro)g and thus a unique form of energy packaging and delivery. In principle, antiproton drivers could provide a profound reduction in system mass for advanced space propulsion by ICF. We examine the physics underlying the use of antiprotons to drive various classes of high-yield ICF targets by the methods of volumetric ignition, hotspot ignition and fast ignition.
Utility of Antiprotons as Drivers for Inertial Confinement Fusion
2003
56 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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