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Energy deposition of heavy-ion beams in neutronless fusion reaction

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Recent advances in laser-plasma accelerators have made possible the production of high-power beams with very low divergence. In this paper, the carbon heavy-ion beam was used to provide optimal conditions for the ignition of P–\(^{\mathrm {11}}\)B clean fuel pellets using the Deira-4 simulation code. The calculations showed that generating maximum ion heating of about 140 keV requires a laser with an intensity of \(10^{\mathrm {21}}\,\hbox {W}/\hbox {cm}^{\mathrm {2}}\) and a radiation time of 20 ps, which provide medium heating conditions for ignition.

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Sotodeheian, R., Mahdavi, M. Energy deposition of heavy-ion beams in neutronless fusion reaction. Pramana - J Phys 94, 148 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-020-02018-4

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