First measurements of p¹¹B fusion in a magnetically confined plasma.

ABSTRACT: Proton-boron (p¹¹B) fusion is an attractive potential energy source but technically challenging to implement. Developing techniques to realize its potential requires first developing the experimental capability to produce p¹¹B fusion in the magnetically-confined, thermonuclear plasma environment. Here we report clear experimental measurements supported by simulation of p¹¹B fusion with high-energy neutral beams and boron powder injection in a high-temperature fusion plasma (the Large Helical Device) that have resulted in diagnostically significant levels of alpha particle emission. The injection of boron powder into the plasma edge results in boron accumulation in the core. Three 2 MW, 160 kV hydrogen neutral beam injectors create a large population of well

SUBMITTER: Magee RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9941502 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature