Isentrope Parameter Effect in the Compression Process of the Fusion Advanced Fuel

摘要

In inertial confinement fusion, Fermi degeneracy plays an important role in reducing the cost of driver energy. In this research, based on recent progresses in the laser electron accelerators research, we have physically designed a D/~3He target and examine the isentropic parameter of a D/~3He fuel to achieve the goal of gains of order 500. The design target significantly depends on the isentrope parameter and the pressure of the D/~3He fuel. In during the compression, If the D/~3He fuel stays in the degeneracy state, the compression energy is smaller than the ignition energy for the same amount of fuel. The energy requirement to compress a D/~3He fuel with density 2.9 × 10~4 g/cm~3 is 4.2 × 10~7 J/g. Also, the driver energy needed to achieve these gains is estimated to be 1000 MJ when the coupling efficiency is 10 % and isentropic parameter is 1.5.