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View SchemaThe physics of antimatter induced fusion and thermonuclear explosions
| Authors | Andre Gsponer, Jean-Pierre Hurni |
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| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0507114 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0507114 |
| Journal | in G. Velarde and E. Minguez, eds., Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Emerging Nuclear Energy Systems, Madrid, June 30/July 4, 1986 (World Scientific, Singapore, 1987) 166--169 |
Abstract
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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"abstract": "The possibility of using antihydrogen for igniting inertial confinement\nfusion pellets or triggering large-scale thermonuclear explosions is\ninvestigated. The number of antiproton annihilations required to start a\nthermonuclear burn wave in either DT or Li_2DT is found to be about\n10^{21}/k^2, where k is the compression factor of the fuel to be ignited. We\nconclude that the financial and energy investments needed to produce such\namounts of antiprotons would confine applications of antimatter triggered\nthermonuclear devices to the military domain.",
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