Synchronized Reconnection Outflows for Aneutronic Fusion:  A Phasor-Based Control Strategy for the p-11B Fuel Cycle

Synchronized Reconnection Outflows for Aneutronic Fusion: A Phasor-Based Control Strategy for the p-11B Fuel Cycle | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Synchronized Reconnection Outflows for Aneutronic Fusion: A Phasor-Based Control Strategy for the p-11B Fuel Cycle Oleg Agamalov This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-8713385/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 6 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract The realization of net-gain proton-boron ( p- 11 B ) fusion requires maintaining a non-equilibrium state where ion temperatures are decoupled from electron temperatures ( T i > > T e ). This paper introduces a novel control framework for the Stochastic-Adaptive Spheromak Reactor (SASR-20), utilizing a "Magnetic Ram Pump" mechanism to achieve this decoupling. By treating the magnetic topology as a high-inertia inductive machine, we apply phasor-based stability logic - originally utilized for power system oscillators - to synchronize stochastic magnetic reconnection events. Using the Langevin-Kramers formalism and Wirtinger calculus, we derive a complex error function (CEF) that locks the external stochastic resonance drive to the plasma's natural Alfvénic phase. Numerical simulations verify that this "Hard-Lock" regime results in a 9.05-fold increase in reconnection heating efficiency compared to standard scalar control. The results demonstrate that the p- 11 B fuel cycle can be stabilized as a deterministic limit-cycle attractor, providing a robust engineering solution to the Bremsstrahlung radiation barrier and a pathway to utility-scale aneutronic power plants. p- 11 B Fusion Magnetic Reconnection Stochastic Resonance Wirtinger Calculus Phasor Control Langevin-Kramers Dynamics Non-Linear Control Phase-Locked Loop Non-Equilibrium Plasmas Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviewers agreed at journal 14 May, 2026 Reviewers agreed at journal 06 Feb, 2026 Reviewers invited by journal 04 Feb, 2026 Editor assigned by journal 28 Jan, 2026 Submission checks completed at journal 28 Jan, 2026 First submitted to journal 27 Jan, 2026 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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