Laser-driven plasma collider for nuclear studies

Changbo Fu; Jie Bao; Liming Chen; Jianjun He; Long Hou; Liang Li; Yanfei Li; Yutong Li; Guoqian Liao; Yongjoo Rhee; Yang Sun; Shiwei Xu; Dawei Yuan; Xiaopeng Zhang; Gang Zhao; Jiarui Zhao; Baojun Zhu; Jianqiang Zhu; Jie Zhang

doi:10.1007/s11434-015-0821-0

Laser-driven plasma collider for nuclear studies

Changbo Fu
, Jie Bao
, Liming Chen
, Jianjun He
, Long Hou
, Liang Li
, Yanfei Li
, Yutong Li
, Guoqian Liao
, Yongjoo Rhee
, Yang Sun
, Shiwei Xu
, Dawei Yuan
, Xiaopeng Zhang
, Gang Zhao
, Jiarui Zhao
, Baojun Zhu
, Jianqiang Zhu
, Jie Zhang

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Abstract

A novel method of initiating nuclear fusion reactions in a full plasma environment was suggested, and a proof-of-concept experiment was carried out with the D+D→n+³He reaction. In this new approach, two plasma jets generated by high-intensity lasers collide head-on-head. The center-of-mass energy of the nuclei increases accordingly, and therefore, reaction products can be significantly enhanced, especially in the sub-Coulomb barrier ranges. As a result of the fusion reaction, up to ∼7.6×¹⁰⁵ neutrons had been observed. This new type of “plasma collider” could provide an innovative tool to study nuclear reactions under astrophysical conditions.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1211-1213
Number of pages	3
Journal	Science Bulletin
Volume	60
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11434-015-0821-0
State	Published - 9 Jul 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

D–D neutron
High-intensity laser
Laboratory nuclear astrophysics
Plasma collider

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