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New measurement of diamond phase change could mean increased ICF energy gain
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have measured how diamond melts under extreme pressures, resolving a long-standing discrepancy between experiment and theory. In inertial confinement fusion experiments, where a diamond capsule is used to hold fuel, this refined understanding of diamond’s phase change has the potential to triple energy gain, provided that other degradation mechanisms can be controlled.
Wilker Santos (CDTN / CNEN-MG), Petri Forslund Guimarães (GuimaSoft Computing), Daniel Campolina (CDTN / CNEN - MG), Erwin Müller (CompuSim), Graiciany de Paula Barros (CDTN / CNEN-MG), André Campagnole Santos (CDTN / CNEN-MG)
Proceedings | International Conference on Physics of Reactors 2022 (PHYSOR 2022) | Pittsburgh, PA, May 15-20, 2022 | Pages 1792-1801
