Exploring new frontiers in the pulsed power laboratory: Recent progress
Exploring new frontiers in the pulsed power laboratory: Recent progress
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10.1016/j.rinp.2015.02.005
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2015
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5.3
通讯作者：
S. Adamenko;A. Esaulov;B. Ulmen;V. Novikov;S. Ponomarev;A. Adamenko;V. Artyuh;A. Gurin;V. Prokopenko;V. Kolomiyets;V. Belous;K. Kim;G. Miley;A. Bassuney;D. Novikov
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作者：
S. Adamenko;A. Esaulov;B. Ulmen;V. Novikov;S. Ponomarev;A. Adamenko;V. Artyuh;A. Gurin;V. Prokopenko;V. Kolomiyets;V. Belous;K. Kim;G. Miley;A. Bassuney;D. Novikov
作为宇宙中最基本的过程之一，元素的核合成驱动着恒星中能量的产生，以及所有比氢重的原子的产生。为了利用这一过程并开辟能源生产的新途径，我们必须重新创造一些发生这一过程的极端条件。我们提出的实验结果使用脉冲功率设施，以诱导集体核相互作用，产生稳定的核几乎每一个元素的周期表。利用高功率电子束脉冲冲击小型金属目标，创造了极端的动态环境。材料分析研究发现，在爆炸目标的残余物中存在异常高的新化学元素，这支持了实验的理论推测。这些结果为继续我们的研究提供了强大的动力，以寻找在脉冲功率实验室中可能进行重元素核合成的额外证据。
One of the most fundamental processes in the Universe, nucleosynthesis of elements drives energy production in stars as well as the creation of all atoms heavier than hydrogen. To harness this process and open new ways for energy production, we must recreate some of the extreme conditions in which it occurs. We present results of experiments using a pulsed power facility to induce collective nuclear interactions producing stable nuclei of virtually every element in the periodic table. A high-power electron beam pulse striking a small metallic target is used to create the extreme dynamic environment. Material analysis studies detect an anomalously high presence of new chemical elements in the remnants of the exploded target supporting theoretical conjectures of the experiment. These results provide strong motivation to continue our research looking for additional proofs that heavy element nucleosynthesis is possible in pulsed power laboratory.