Research Article

Alpha-Particle Generation from H-11B Fusion Initiated by Laser-Accelerated Boron Ions

Table 1

Curve fitting functions of , , and and the number of alpha-particles .

Ions11B5+11B4+11B3+Total

e(−E/0.47+30.8)e(−E/0.25+34.3)e(−E/0.25+29.2)
0.0004934 E5 − 0.0132 E4 + 0.1155 E3 − 0.3694 E2 + 0.4366 E − 0.115
0.0006076 E5 − 0.02117 E4 + 0.2801 E3 − 1.767 E2 + 5.194 E + 1.748
1.04 × 1055.58 × 1043.78 × 1021.6 × 105
Ratio64.9%34.8%0.3%100%

The units of the parameters match the axes in Figure 4.