Sprecher
Beschreibung
Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) remains a promising pathway for high-gain energy production, yet achieving ignition conditions requires precise control over fuel compression and thermal transport. A promising avenue to relax these stringent requirements is the application of strong external magnetic fields. In this work, we investigate the viability of magnetically assisted heating, where the magnetic field is utilized to confine electrons within the fuel target, thereby inhibiting thermal losses and significantly increasing local heating rates.
We present a numerical study utilizing PIConGPU, a fully relativistic, open-source Particle-in-Cell code, enhanced with a newly developed fusion extension. This extension enables the self-consistent treatment of fusion reaction dynamics alongside the kinetic evolution of the plasma.
