Effect of lithium on the energy balance of deuterium plasma

Authors: Vesnin V.R.
Published in issue: #11(16)/2017
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2017-11-190
Category: Physics | Chapter: Plasma physics
Keywords: fusion plasma, deuterium, lithium, fast neutrons, Lawson criterion, neutron yield, energy balance
Published: 30.10.2017

The study analysed the effect of lithium on the energy balance of deuterium plasma featuring a DD reaction. Combustion of the tritium generated creates high-energy neutrons. We investigated whether it is possible to obtain 14 МeV neutrons in deuterium plasma with added lithium. The mixture of lithium and deuterium is a potentially useful source of fast neutrons. Permissible ratio between concentrations of lithium and deuterium is 0.3…0.4 for the plasma temperature of approximately 100 keV.

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