Authors: Shahriar Badiei Leif Holmlid
Publish Date: 2008/02/20
Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 296-300
Abstract
H atom Rydberg matter RM in excitation state n = 1 is concluded to be a form of metallic hydrogen Badiei S Holmlid L 2004 J Phys Condens Matter 167017 This material can be produced at low pressure This condensed form of hydrogen may be very useful as a dense hydrogen inertial confinement fusion ICF target being almost metallic and ten times denser than solid frozen diatomic hydrogen used at present Coulomb explosions and plasma formation are initiated in condensed atomic hydrogen even by relatively weak nanosecond pulsed lasers The protons emitted with high directivity in these explosions are energetic corresponding to T = 105 K and they may be utilized to give strong compression of the material The fastest protons observed at up to 1 keV indicate a compression considerably higher than that required for “fast ignition” fusion
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