Frontiers in Physics has published LPPFusion’s latest peer-reviewed paper, “Preparations for pB11 tests in the FF-2B dense plasma focus” by Chief Scientist Eric Lerner and Research scientist Dr. Syed Hassan. The paper is based on Lerner’s invited presentation last year to the 3rd International Workshop on Proton-Boron Fusion in Prague. It is being published as part of a collection of papers from the conference that will serve as a valuable resource for journalists investors and others wanting to learn about the burgeoning field of proton-boron fusion (also called hydrogen-boron or pB11 fusion).
The paper describes LPPFusion’s planned use of decaborane fuel and of diagnostic instruments to determine what is happening in the hot plasma. While the main pB11 fusion reaction produces no neutrons, two side reactions do produce small amounts of neutrons and radioactive C-11. The paper shows how these reaction products can be used with suitable detectors to provide accurate data on fusion yield, and the density and ion energy of the confined fusion-producing plasma. We’ll soon be putting these preparations to use in our first pB11 experiments.
