SHAPE-ENHANCED FUSION - INCREASING THE REACTIVITY FOR SOME ADVANCED FUSION FUELS

摘要

We show that an order of magnitude enhancement of the fusion cross section is possible for some advanced fusion fuels involving deformed nuclei providing the reacting nuclei fuse ina directed orientation. This process is a manifestation of Coulomb barrier reduction and we identify some candidate advanced fusion fuels which could exploit this phenomenon including p-B-11, p-Li-7 and p-B-10. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. [References: 26]