Production of muons for fusion catalysis using a migma configuration |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM, USA;2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, Livermore, CA, USA;3. Nevada National Security Site, 161 S Vasco Rd #A, Livermore, CA, USA;4. Sandia National Laboratory, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM, USA |
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| Abstract: | Muon-catalyzed fusion requires a very efficient means of producing muons. We describe a muon-producing magnetic-mirror scheme with triton migma that may be more energy efficient than any heretofore proposed. If one could catalyze 200 fusions per muon and employ a uranium blanket that would multiply the neutron energy by a factor of 10, one might produce electricity with an overall plant efficiency (ratio of electric energy produced to nuclear energy released) approaching 30%.The self-colliding arrangement of triton orbits will result in many π−'s being produced near the axis of the magnetic mirror. The pions quickly decay into muons, which are transported into a small (few cm diameter) reactor chamber producing approximately 1 MW/m2 neutron flux on the chamber walls. |
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