Subjects: Physics >> Nuclear Physics submitted time 2024-03-11
Abstract： Fusion triple product represents a crucial parameter for evaluating the potential of self-sustained fusion nuclear reactions. It employs the product of three physical properties: the fuel nuclei number density ($n$), plasma confinement time ($τ_ mathrm{E}$) and fuel temperature ($T$) to establish a condition for assessing the feasibility of achieving self-sustained nuclear fusion. This study considers a fusion reaction system using $^{6}$Li-D as nuclear fuel, neglects cyclotron radiation, incorporates the impact of relativistic effects on bremsstrahlung radiation and the impact of recycled energy on the energy gain factor $Q$. Based on this foundation, the minimum triple product ($n_ mathrm{i}Tτ_ mathrm{E}$= SI{4.9e23}{ per cubic meter kilo electronvolt second}) is calculated for the $^{6}$Li-D reaction to yield energy gain of Q=1. These results show that although the $^{6}$Li-D fusion reaction can achieve a positive energy gain but the condition required for the $^6$Li-D fusion reaction is more difficult than the D-T fusion reaction.
Subjects: Physics >> Nuclear Physics submitted time 2024-01-09
J. Hu
Z.Y. Han
Y.J. Li
Z.H. Li
G. Lian
Y.P. Shen
S.Q. Yan
S. Zeng
B. Guo
W.P. Liu
Z. Bai
B.L. Jia
S.L. Jin
J.B. Ma
P. Ma
S.B. Ma
S.W. Xu
Y.Y. Yang
N.T. Zhang
X.D. Tang
Abstract： In Orgueil meteorites, an exceptionally high 22Ne/20Ne abundance ratio or even nearly pure 22Ne is ob#2;served, which is the so-called Ne extraordinary problem. Fossil material of extinct 22Na is believed to be the origin of extraordinary 22Ne, these 22Na nuclides were trapped in grains and incorporated into meteorites in stellar explo#2;sive event. Supernovae and neon-rich novae are the primary events, which are responsible for the production of 22Na through the explosive hydrogen burning process. 22Na(p, γ)23Mg and 19Ne(α, p) 22Na are two crucial reactions in the so-called NeNa-MgAl cycle and the rapid-proton process, which lead to the fast nucleosynthesis up to A=100 nuclide region and the outburst of novae and X-ray bursters. Since many proton resonance levels in odd-A compound nucleus 23Mg may be involved at nova temperature, existing measurements can only provide partial effective information on the 22Na(p, γ)23Mg reaction. Large uncertainties still exist in the astrophysical reaction rates of the two reactions at present. Thick target inverse kinematics method is a very effective way to scan the 23Mg proton resonance levels re#2;lated to the 22Na(p, γ)23Mg reaction via the excitation function of 22Na(p, p) elastic scattering, which could be obtained over a large energy range in one-shot measurement with low-intensity radioactive 22Na beam. In the present work, 22Na+p resonance scattering via thick target inverse kinematics was studied at RIBLL1 radioactive beam line in the HIRFL national laboratory at Lanzhou. A high-purity 22Na beam with an intensity of about 2 × 105 pps was produced via the 1H(22Ne,22Na)n reaction with an alcohol-cooled hydrogen gas target. Time-of-Flight by two plastic scintillator detectors and two parallel-plate avalanche counters were used to monitor the 22Na secondary beam before reaching the (CH2 )n target. The timing information is useful for beam particle identification and the position information is essen#2;tial for 22Na(p,p) elastic scattering kinematics reconstruction. Light recoil particles from 22Na+p reaction system were detected by two sets of double-sided silicon strip detector telescopes centered at 𝜃lab = 0° and 14°, respectively, while the heavy recoil particles were stopped in the (CH2 )n thick target. Two-body kinematics reconstruction of 22Na(p,p) elastic scattering is performed on the event-by-event basis, and an excitation function of 22Na(p,p) is obtained in the energy range of 𝐸c.m. = 1.5 to 4 MeV. Obvious proton resonance structure is observed in the 23Mg compound nucleus, which will be further analyzed with R-matrix nuclear theoretical model.
Subjects: Physics >> Nuclear Physics submitted time 2023-09-04 Cooperative journals: 《核技术》
Abstract： The first radioactive ion beam line, GIRAFFE, has been built at the CIAE HI-13 tandem accelerator in China. A total of eleven types of radioactive ion beam, including 6He, 7Be, and 8Li, have been generated. Several significant reactions in nuclear astrophysics have been indirectly measured via transfer reactions, and research on nuclear structure, relevant to nuclear astrophysics, has been performed using charge exchange reactions and thick-target experimental methods. A series of single nucleon or α cluster transfer reactions have been measured using a Q3D magnetic spectrometer, and the astrophysical S-factors and reaction rates for essential reactions have been obtained. The obtained results serve as a crucial experimental foundation for research involving element abundance and celestial body models.
Subjects: Physics >> Nuclear Physics submitted time 2023-09-04 Cooperative journals: 《核技术》
Abstract： Supernovae are the most gorgeous fireworks that people can observe in the universe. Their explosion can produce a maximum luminosity 10 billion times that of the Sun, helping scientists see farther. Type Ia supernovae can be used as a standard candle to facilitate measurement of the distance between galaxies in the universe. A supernova explosion will also propel a large number of heavy elements into interstellar space, which is a major driving force for the chemical evolution of galaxies. In addition, supernovae are crucial to the origin of elements in the Milky Way, the formation of the structure of the solar system, and the evolution of life on the Earth. The study of supernovae will further enrich our understanding of the universe and help us solve the mysteries of the expansion of the universe, the generation of heavy elements, and the origin of life. At present, scientists predict that the next supernova will explode at any time, and preparations are in progress for observing the coming supernova.
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