Preliminary Study of High Neutron Flux Fusion Heating.
Abstract
A heating scheme for nuclear fusion is proposed based on the availability of a high flux, low energy neutron source. The heat is derived in the reaction Li(6)(n,T)He(4) resulting from the incidence of a low energy neutron beam on a sample of Li(6)D. The energy release per reaction, Q = 4.6 MeV, is converted through a electron Coulomb collisions thereby quickly dissociating the solid sample to the plasma state. For about .001 eV neutrons it is estimated that this dissociation occurs in about 7 msec for an incident flux of 10 to the 17th power/sq. cm/sec. The possibility of further driving the heated fuel to fusion is also discussed.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 03, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA050885
Entities
People
- Richard L. Liboff
Organizations
- Cornell University College of Engineering