SCIENCE
Scientific papers and seminars from HB11 Energy and our collaborators
Scientific Papers
2024
A kinetic study of fusion burn waves in compressed deuterium–tritium and proton–boron plasmas
From our Simulations program through the US DoE’s INFUSE project, reporting on our work with the TIFORCE simulation code which is now a valuable tool for our Fuel physics program. It also includes nice results suggesting how we can recapture high temperature radiation to enhance a fusion burn.
DownloadOn the ignition of H11B fusion fuel
From our Theory program, we’ve advanced our understanding of “Supra-thermal” effects (same as non-thermal effects we’re referred to previously), including setting some of the key engineering boundary conditions on which we have begun our fusion power plant design work. Internally, this model has since been advanced into our own simulation tool.
DownloadEquation of state for boron nitride along the principal Hugoniot to 16 Mbar
We report on the first shock Hugoniot data on hexagonal boron nitride at pressures of 5–16 Mbar, using indirect approach (hohlraum-driven shock waves) at a large-scale laser facility.
DownloadAmmonia borane-based targets for new developments in laser-driven proton boron fusion
Nuclear fusion reactions involving protons and boron-11 nuclei are sparking increasing interest thanks to advancements in high-intensity, short-pulse laser technology. This type of reaction holds potential for a wide array of applications, from controlled nuclear fusion to radiobiology and cancer therapy. In line with this motivation, solid ammonia borane samples were developed as target material for proton-boron (pB) nuclear fusion. Following synthesis and shaping, these samples were tested for the first time in a laser-plasma pB fusion experiment.
DownloadEnhanced Energy, Conversion Efficiency and Collimation of Protons Driven by High-Contrast and Ultrashort Laser Pulses
Enhancing the efficiency of laser energy into particles needed to ignite fusion.
DownloadMetrology for sub-Rayleigh-length target positioning in ∼1022 W/cm2 laser–plasma experiments
Diagnostics – how to get the most valuable information from laser experiments.
DownloadPhysics of Plasma: From KMS Fusion to HB11 Energy and Xcimer Energy, a personal 50 year IFE perspective
A historical perspective of the evolution of the private laser fusion industry by Prof. Tom Mehlhorn
Download2023
Laser and Particles Beams Special Issue – Advances in the Study of Laser-Driven Proton-Boron Fusion
Editorial by D. Batani, D. Margarone, F. Belloni
DownloadHB11 – Understanding Hydrogen-Boron Fusion as a New Clean Energy Source
The hydrogen-boron 11 (HB11), also known as proton-boron, fusion reaction is a most promising candidate for large-scale energy production in a bid to curb the future use of climate-impacting fossil fuels.
Download2022
Laser and Particle Beams Special Issue – Advances In the Study of Laser-Driven Proton-Boron Fusion
Path to Increasing p-B11 Reactivity via ps and ns Lasers
DownloadLaser and Particle Beams: Modeling of High-Energy Particles and Radiation Production for Multi Petawatt Laser Facilities
DownloadLaser and Particle Beams Special Issue – Advances In the Study of Laser-Driven Proton-Boron Fusion
Multiplication Processes in High-Density H-11B Fusion Fuel
DownloadLaser and Particle Beams Special Issue – Advances In the Study of Laser-Driven Proton-Boron Fusion:
Analysis of the p-11B Fusion Scenario with Compensation of the Transfer of Kinetic Energy of Protons and Alpha Particles to the Gas Medium by the Electric Field
DownloadLaser and Particle Beams Special Issue – Advances In the Study of Laser-Driven Proton-Boron Fusion: Particles Detection System with CR-39 Based on Deep Learning
DownloadWhite Paper – The Case for Petawatt Laser Research Infrastructure in Australia
DownloadApplied Sciences: In-Target Proton–Boron Nuclear Fusion Using a PW-Class Laser
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2020
2019
HB11 Energy 2019 September, IFSA Conference and ANA Meeting: Pressure of picosecond CPA laser pulses substitute ultrahigh thermal pressures to ignite environmentally clean hydrogen boron fusion
DownloadHB11 Energy 2019 July: First dominating non-thermal pressures by CPA-laser pulses in contrast to billion degree thermal pressures for fusion
DownloadHB11 Energy 2019 May: Environmentally Clean Energy from Laser Boron Fusion using CPA pulses
DownloadHB11 Energy 2019 May, ICMRE Conference: Reducing problem of very high temperatures to ignite fusion by using non-thermal pressures of extreme CPA-laser pulses
DownloadHB11 Energy April 2019: Non-thermal pressures by ultra-extreme CPA-laser pulses generating environmentally clean fusion energy for abundant electricity
DownloadHB11 Energy 2019 February, GSI Report: CPA-Laser Pulses for Non-Thermal Initiation of Laser-Boron-Fusion
Download2018
HB11 Energy 2018 November, American Nuclear Society: Extreme CPA-Laser Pulses for Environmentally Clean Laser Boron Fusion
DownloadHB11 Energy 2018 October, IAEA Fusion Energy Conference: H-11B Fusion Reaction with Extreme Laser Pulses for Non-LTE Ignition
DownloadHB11 Energy 2018 October: Physics Nobel Prize 2018 supports fight against Climatic Catastrophe
DownloadHB11 Energy 2018 July: Crucial Non-Thermal Ignition for Gaining Electrical Energy from Laser Boron Fusion
DownloadHB11 Energy 2018 February: Summary of scientific developments on Laser Boron Fusion
Download2015
HB11 Energy 2015 July, Cambridge University: Fusion-energy-using-avalanche-increased-boron-reactions-for-block-ignition-by-ultrahigh-power-picosecond-laser-pulses
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Seminar Series
Our Seminar Series covers scientific discussions among industry experts who are developing Laser Boron Fusion for the energy transition. Outcomes from some of these seminars will be published in academic journals.
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June
2024
Prof. Umit B. Demirci, University of Montpellier, France: BH, BNH and BNCH materials
This is part of the Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
02
May
2024
Dr. Tom Mehlhorn, Lead Theoretician – HB11 Energy, Australia, University of Michigan, USA: From KMS Fusion to HB11 Energy and Xcimer Energy, a 50 Year Inertial Fusion Energy Perspective
This is part of the Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
18
April
2024
Richard Magee, Sr Director of Physics R&D, TAE Technologies, USA: Measurements of p11B alphas in a magnetically confined plasma
This is part of the Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
28
March
2024
Prof. Lorenzo Manti, Physics Department, University of Naples, Italy: The proton-boron fusion reaction as a means to improve protontherapy effectiveness: radiobiological rationale, current status and future developments
This is the 14th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
29
February
2024
Dr. Fabio Belloni, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, UNSW Sydney, Australia: The physics basis of proton-boron fusion
This is the 13th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
15
February
2024
Dr. Marcia Regina Dias Rodrigues, Institute of Physics, University of Sao Paolo, Brazil & Cyclotron Institute, Texas A&M University: Radioisotopes production using lasers: from basic science to applications
This is the 12th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
Zoom Meeting
25
January
2024
Dr. Yueng-Kay Martin Peng, ENN Energy Research Institute, China: Spherical Torus p-11B Fusion Plasma Physics Challenges and Opportunities
This is the 11th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
11
January
2024
Prof. Paata J. Kervalishvili, Georgian Technical University, Georgia: Isotope Effects in Condensed Matter: Some Applications
This is the 10th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
22
June
2023
Paul Moroz, WA Peritonectomy Service & Curtin University, Australia: Treatment of Liver Cancer Based on Nuclear Hyperthermia
This is the 9th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
26
May
2023
Fabrizio Consoli, ENEA, Italy: Laser-Initiated 11B(p,α)2α fusion reactions in petawatt high-repetition-rates laser facilities
This is the 8th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applicatiOns).
18
May
2023
Dieter H.H. Hoffmann, Dept. of Laser and Particle Beams, Xi ‘An Jiatong University, China: Recent Results on Proton-11Boron Reaction obtained in Accelerator and Laser-Plasma Experiments
This is the 7th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications).
04
May
2023
Martina Salvadori,Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory, National Institute of Options, Italy: Advanced Time-Of-Flight schemes for ion spectrometry in laser-driven experiments
This is the 6th of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications).
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March
2023
Pablo Cirrone, INFN – Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy: Studies on Proton Boron Fusion Reactions and applications at INFN-LNS
This is the fifth of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications).
17
March
2023
Daniel Molloy, Queen’s University Belfast: In-target Proton-Boron fusion driven using the multi-TW TARANIS Laser System
This is the fourth of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications).
02
March
2023
Alessandro Tentori, CEA, France: Development of Monte Carlo codes “adapted” for laser-matter experiments
16
February
2023
Hartmut Ruhl, Marvel Fusion: Short pulse volume ignition
This is the third of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications).
02
February
2023
Edmund Turcu, CLF RAL, UK: New Hydrogen Rich materials for Micro-structured Laser-Targets for Alpha Sources generated by Proton-Boron Fusion
This is the second of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications).
19
January
2023
Alex Robinson, CLF RAL, UK: Intense laser-generated ion beams propagating in plasmas
This is the first of the Energy Seminar Series on Hydrogen-Boron Fusion, organized by HB11 Energy and by the COST Action PROBONO (PROton BOron Nuclear fusion: from energy production to medical applications).
19
May
2022
Prof Ying (Ian) Chen, Dr Qiran Cai, Dr Srikanth Mateti, Deakin University: Boron nanomaterials and their applications
24
March
2022
Maria Gatu Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Exploring Stellar Nucleosynthesis and Basic Nuclear Science using High Energy Density plasmas at OMEGA and the NIF
01
March
2022
Antonino Picciotto, Micro Nano Facility, Sensors and Devices Centre, Fondazione Bruno Kessler, Trento, Italy: Advanced targets for laser driven particle acceleration and nuclear fusion applications
17
February
2022
Mike Campbell, University of Rochester: Perspectives on IFE and a development pathway
10
February
2022
Dong Wu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University: Effects of the state of boron on the laser-driven proton-boron fusion reaction
13
January
2022
Fabrizio Consoli, ENEA Research Centre, Frascati: Diagnostics of proton-boron fusion reactions initiated by laser-matter interaction
Zoom meeting
09
December
2021
Yu. K. Kurilenkov: Proton-boron fusion in a compact scheme of plasma oscillatory confinement
02
December
2021
Jonathan Peebles, University of Rochester: Creating, measuring and utilizing strong magnetic fields
18
November
2021
Noaz Nissim: A discussion on avalanche and stopping power mechanisms in PB11 fusion for power production
04
November
2021
Daniele Margarone: Generation of alpha-particle beams at 1 kHz through proton-boron fusion
30
September
2021
M.L. Shmatov, Ioffe Institute: Analysis of some assumptions about the high potential importance of avalance proton-boron11 fusion reactions
22
July
2021
Paraskevas Lalousis: Multi-fluid plasma physics and the effect of the magnetic field on mass separation of ions in HB11 fusion
08
July
2021
Prof. Heinrich Hora, University of New South Wales: Non-thermal ignition of controlled fusion
Zoom meeting
01
July
2021
Stavros Moustaiz, Technical University of Crete: Numerical investigations on alpha heating effects for fusion Ignition process in Hydrogen–Boron plasma
24
June
2021
Tom Mehlhorn: Increasing p-B11 reactivity via PS and NS lasers – modeling, diagnostics, and validation
10
June
2021
Philippe Nicolai, University of Bordeaux: Energetic α-particle sources produced by high energy, high intensity laser beams
27
May
2021
