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Indication of p + 11B reaction in Laser Induced Nanofusion experiment

Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The NAPLIFE project proposed fusion by regulating the laser light absorption via resonant nanorod antennas implanted into hydrogen rich urethane acrylate methacrylate (UDMA) and triethylene glycol dimethylacrylate (TEGDMA) copolymer targets. In part of the tests, boron-nitride (BN) was added to the polymer. Our experiments with resonant nanoantennas accelerated protons up to 225 keV energy. Some of these protons then led to p + 11B fusion, indicated by the sharp drop of observed backward proton emission numbers at the 150 keV resonance energy of the reaction. The generation of alpha particles was verified by CR-39 plastic track detectors.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-80070-5
Authors: N. Kroó, L. P. Csernai, I. Papp, M. A. Kedves, M. Aladi, A. Bonyár, M. Szalóki, K. Osvay, P. Varmazyar, T. S. Biró
Institutions: HUN-REN Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Bergen, HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, University of Debrecen, University of Szeged
Language: English
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,590
OpenAlex ID: W4404965607
FWCI: 3.053
Cites: 53
Cited by: 14
Related to: 10