Energy related applications of elementary particle physics. Final report

Technical Report · Sat Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10122944· OSTI ID:10122944

Rafelski, J

The current research position is summarized, and what could be done in the future to clarify issues which were opened up by the research is indicated. Following on the discussion of the viability of catalyzed fusion, there is presented along with the key experimental results, a short account of the physics surrounding the subject. This is followed by a discussion of key research topics addressed. In consequence of the progress made, it appears that the feasibility of a small-scale fusion based on catalyzed reactions rests on either the remote chance that a yet undiscovered ultraheavy negatively charged elementary particle exists in Nature, or on the possible technical realization of a system based on muon-catalyzed fusion (MuCF) in high-density degenerate hydrogen plasma (density 1000 LHD, temperature O(100 eV)). The lattter is considered to have practical promise.

• Research Organization: Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (United States). Dept. of Physics
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-88ER13858
• OSTI ID: 10122944
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13858--3; ON: DE93006983
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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PROGRESS REPORT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
THEORETICAL DATA