The physics of antimatter induced fusion and thermonuclear explosions

Details The physics of antimatter induced fusion and thermonuclear explosions The physics of antimatter induced fusion and thermonuclear explosions

2005-07-14

arxiv.org/abs/physics/0507114v2

in G. Velarde and E. Minguez, eds., Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Madrid

Physics

Plasma Physics

10 pages, 2 figures. First presentation at a conference of the correct physical processes leading to the ignition of a large s

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The possibility of using antihydrogen for igniting inertial confinement fusion pellets or triggering large-scale thermonuclear explosions is investigated. The number of antiproton annihilations required to start a thermonuclear burn wave in either DT or Li_2DT is found to be about 10^{21}/k^2, where k is the compression factor of the fuel to be ignited. We conclude that the financial and energy investments needed to produce such amounts of antiprotons would confine applications of antimatter triggered thermonuclear devices to the military domain.

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