Towards non-thermal hydrogen-boron fusion

激光诱导氢和硼的非热聚变是一种很有前途的方法，可以实现实际的可持续能源生产。此外，由于是非中子的，这种特殊的聚变反应实际上避免了与高能中子辐射相关的有害环境影响。最近在非热条件下对这种反应的观察不仅令人兴奋，而且要求对其动力学有更好的理解。因此，该行业支持的提案旨在建立一个经过实验验证的分析框架，为未来可行的氢硼聚变反应堆的发展奠定基础。从长远来看，它的成功实施将带来翻天覆地的变化，因为它提供了几乎无限的能源。

Laser-induced non-thermal fusion of hydrogen and boron 11 is a promising approach to reach practical sustainable energy generation. In addition, being aneutronic, this specific fusion reaction virtually avoids the deleterious environmental impact associated with high energy neutron radiation. The recent observation of this reaction under non-thermal conditions is not only exciting but begs for a better understanding of its dynamics. This industry supported proposal thus aims at establishing an experimentally-proven analysis framework underpinning the future development of a viable hydrogen-boron fusion reactor. In the long term, its successful implementation would constitute a sea change by providing a virtually limitless source of energy.