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P: Fachverband Plasmaphysik
P 21: Helmholtz Graduate School 5
P 21.5: Talk
Thursday, March 12, 2020, 15:45–16:00, b305
Dynamically assisted nuclear fusion — •Ralf Schützhold1,2,3 and Friedemann Queisser1,2,3 — 1Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany — 2Institut für Theoretische Physik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany — 3Fakultät für Physik, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstraße 1, Duisburg 47057, 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.
Phys. Rev. C 100, 041601(R) 2019