The first seminar in Fusion Energy Seminar Series organized by HB11 and COST ACTION PROBONO - CA21128 will take place on Thursday 19th of January at 3PM CET.
Alex Robinson, CLF RAL, UK will speak about "Intense laser-generated ion beams propagating in plasmas"
Since the emergence of CPA lasers, there has been intense interest in both ion acceleration, and the possibility of producing nuclear reactions from laser-accelerated ions. During this time there have been many experiments where it has been challenging to reconcile the observed reaction yield with theoretical expectations, with the observed yields being larger than expected in many cases.
This suggests that ions may have ranges that are longer than expected. This could be the case if the electron temperature is elevated, but that in turn requires explanation.
In the work presented here we have analysed the possibility that the heating associated with the electron drag on the ions become strong enough to produce such heating, and we present our estimates of the conditions that have to be satisfied to enter this regime where the ion beam and background electrons alone provide the required heating.
Link to ZOOM connection: (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83073207711...)
