5 papers
Isotope Production in Fusion Systems
J. F. Parisi, J. A. Schwartz, S. E. Wurzel +2
Fusion systems producing isotopes via neutron-driven transmutation can achieve economic viability well before reaching energy breakeven. Incorporating carefully selected feedstock…
Isotope Production in Muon-Catalyzed-Fusion Systems
J. F. Parisi, A. Rutkowski
Producing valuable isotopes with high-flux high-energy neutrons generated by muon-catalyzed fusion (CF) reactions could substantially improve the economic prospects for muon-ca…
Production of High-Specific-Activity Radioisotopes Using High-Energy Fusion Neutrons
J. F. Parisi, A. Rutkowski, J. Harter +2
We show that transmutation driven by high-energy neutrons from deuterium-tritium (D-T) fusion reactions can produce many important medical radioisotopes - including P, $^{60…
Asteroid sizes determined with thermophysical model and stellar occultations
A. Choukroun, A. Marciniak, J. Äurech +165
Context. The sizes of many asteroids, especially slowly rotating, low-amplitude targets, remain poorly constrained due to selection effects. These biases limit the availability of…
Tritium-Lean Fusion Power Plants with Asymmetric Deuterium-Tritium Transport and Pumping
J. F. Parisi, S. Meschini, A. Rutkowski +1
Asymmetries in deuterium-tritium (D-T) particle transport and divertor pumping speeds are shown to enhance tritium self-sufficiency in fusion power plants. Using a diffusive partic…