A post-stripping rate network model indicates external-field-assisted reactivation can raise muon-catalyzed fusion yield from 112.6 to 156.5 fusions per muon if the stripped muon is confined and recycled efficiently.
Application of the X-ray laser to muon-catalyzed d-t fusion
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We discuss the alpha-muon sticking coefficient in the muon-catalysed d-t fusion in the framework of the Constrained Molecular Dynamics model. Especially the influence of muonic chaotic dynamics on the sticking coefficient is brought into focus. The chaotic motion of the muon affects not only the fusion cross section but also the muon-alpha sticking coefficient. Chaotic systems lead to lar ger enhancements with respect to regular systems because of the reduction of the tunneling region. Moreover they give smaller sticking probabilities than those of regular events. By utilizing a characteristic of the chaotic dynamics one can avoid losing the muon in the muCF cycle. W e propose that the application of the so-called microwave ionization of a Rydberg atom to the present case could lead to the enhancement of the reactivation process by using X-rays.
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External-Field-Assisted Muon Reactivation in Muon-Catalyzed Fusion: A Rate-Network Criterion for Reducing Alpha Sticking
A post-stripping rate network model indicates external-field-assisted reactivation can raise muon-catalyzed fusion yield from 112.6 to 156.5 fusions per muon if the stripped muon is confined and recycled efficiently.