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HK: Fachverband Physik der Hadronen und Kerne
HK 60: Structure and Dynamics of Nuclei XI
HK 60.3: Talk
Friday, April 3, 2020, 12:00–12:15, J-HS H
Dynamically assisted nuclear fusion — •Friedemann Queisser1,2,3 and Ralf Schützhold1,2,3 — 1Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstraße 1, Duisburg 47057, Germany — 2Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany — 3Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
We consider deuterium-tritium fusion as a generic example for general fusion reactions. For initial kinetic energies in the keV regime, the reaction rate is exponentially suppressed due to the Coulomb barrier between the nuclei, which is overcome by tunneling. Here, we study whether the tunneling probability could be enhanced by an additional electromagnetic field, such as an x-ray free electron laser (XFEL). We find that the XFEL frequencies and field strengths required for this dynamical assistance mechanism should come within reach of present-day or near-future technology.
Reference:
F. Queisser and R. Schützhold,
Phys. Rev. C 100, 041601(R) (2019)