Speaker
Lorenzo Fortunato
(1) Dip. Fisica e Astronomia, Univ. Padova (Italy) and 2) INFN-Padova, Italy)
Description
We present a new revision of nuclear fusion reaction cycles whereby a solid room temperature lithium-6 deuteride ($^6$LiD) is burnt with neutrons beams. New calculations of the time evolution of a network of differential equations for the abundances of various nuclear species are presented. Data on nuclear cross-sections and non-thermal reaction rates are used to forecast the full time evolution of the most relevant thermonuclear reactions. To cycles are considered: the Jetter n+$^6$Li and Post cycles p+$^6$Li. According to our calculations there are great expectations for energy extraction in devices not based on plasma confinement, but rather on controlled nuclear burning into final products (mainly alpha particles).
| Funding Agency | Univ. Padova and INFN |
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| Email Address | fortunat@pd.infn.it |
Primary author
Lorenzo Fortunato
(1) Dip. Fisica e Astronomia, Univ. Padova (Italy) and 2) INFN-Padova, Italy)
