A Possible Way to Realize Controlled Nuclear Fusion at Low Temperatures

• 作者: Shihao Chen Ziwei Chen
• 来源期刊: 核科学与技术国际期刊(英文)
• 学科: 物理学
• 关键词: NUCLEAR Fusion at Low Temperature NEUTRON Source LITHIUM NEUTRON-RICH NUCLEUS
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（1）
• 页码范围: 23-31
• 页数: 9页
• 分类号: O57

摘要

This paper presents a new way to realize controlled nuclear fusion. The way is that a single energy neutron beam fuses with given nuclei, such as lithium nuclei or boron nuclei, so that the nuclear energy is released. The sort of fusion can be achieved at low temperatures, because a neutron has no charge and has a large reaction cross section with a nucleus. The fusion is easy to control and does not produce radioactive spent nuclear fuel. One of the five sorts of neutron sources is the electron neutron source in which a single energy electron beam collides with a single energy bare nucleus beam, such as the deuteron, to produce a single energy neutron. These neutrons irradiate target nuclei and are absorbed by the target nuclei, so that nuclear energy is released. Compared with conventional fusion, it has the disadvantage of releasing less energy and energy density. In addition, it takes a certain amount of energy to produce a beam of single-energy neutrons. However, if some of the input energy can be effectively recycled, the fusion process must produce more energy than the input energy.