AUTHOR=Ghorbanpour Esmat , Belloni Fabio TITLE=On the ignition of H11B fusion fuel JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics VOLUME=12 YEAR=2024 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2024.1405435 DOI=10.3389/fphy.2024.1405435 ISSN=2296-424X ABSTRACT=

We have revisited recent results on the ideal ignition of H11B fuel, in the light of the latest available reactivity, an alternative self-consistent calculation of the electron temperature, an increased extent of the suprathermal effects and the impact of plasma density. At high density, we find that the ideal ignition temperature is appreciably relaxed (e.g., Ti150 keV for ni1026cm3 and an optimal 11B/H concentration ε=0.15) and burn becomes substantial. We have then investigated central hot-spot ignition in both isobaric and isochoric inertial confinement configurations. Although implosion-driven ignition appears to be unfeasible, the isochoric self-heating conditions foster favourable preliminary conclusions on the utilization of proton fast ignition. In the isochoric case, we find a broad minimum in the ignition energy at ρR8.5g/cm2 and 220Ti340 keV (80 Te95 keV), for ε=0.15.