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by tonybarry
Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:30 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Where do the electrons come from?
Replies: 14
Views: 14916

Zixinus, thank you for your thoughts. The electrons that get forced into the polywell by the 20kV accelerator are also "losses" but as far as I understand they do not get consumed by the reaction all that much - the helium nuclei when they are made are going too fast (?comment?) to grab them, except...
by tonybarry
Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:21 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Where do the electrons come from?
Replies: 14
Views: 14916

Static charges are common in this world - think lightning, "zaps" from car door handles, etc. They aren't really used in regular power supply because they're temperamental. They create mischief, all kinds of weird effects, corona discharges, etc. In small doses, they're a nuisance (e.g. the door han...
by tonybarry
Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:02 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Where do the electrons come from?
Replies: 14
Views: 14916

Where do the electrons come from?

Hello All, I am attempting to understand the polywell as best I can, and have encountered a difficulty that I cannot get around as yet. In an operating polywell, we have a magnetic field confining a cloud of electrons. The electrons are supplied from "outside", pushed into the cavity by around 20kV ...
by tonybarry
Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:19 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Fusion litelature and website suggestions
Replies: 37
Views: 42557

Hello All, The following link provides the "official" reason for the name change of "Fusion Technology" journal to "Fusion and Accelerator Technology". http://fed.ans.org/Min/1199.pdf I hope to see if my university has this journal on its list on Monday. Regards, Tony Barry PS note that the American...
by tonybarry
Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:15 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Fusion litelature and website suggestions
Replies: 37
Views: 42557

I have been chewing through two documents:- John Santarius (Uni of Wisconsin, 2002) "A brief overview of inertial-electrostatic confinement fusion" R. W. Bussard (EMC2, 2006) "The advent of clean nuclear fusion" I am unable to obtain papers these articles cite as references, esp. the paper by N. Kra...
by tonybarry
Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:56 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Al Gore
Replies: 33
Views: 63742

Joe, I am an Australian and probably do not cut much ice in the States. But I'm happy to help where I can, and if you need something proofread I am sure I can contribute. I tend to focus on typos mainly, and leave the thrust to the original writer. I believe that fusion has a real possibility to tak...
by tonybarry
Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:45 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Polywell Parameters
Replies: 33
Views: 28135

It seems UWi uses straight electrostatics to confine the plasma, and has a "real" inner grid made of wire which provides the collection point for the fusing electrons ; whereas the polywell uses magnetic fields to provide part of the containment system, and the inner grid of the UWi system is replac...
by tonybarry
Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:16 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Polywell Parameters
Replies: 33
Views: 28135

I don't know if this is the right part of the forum to ask this on, so if the forum admin sees fit to move it, that's fine OK. I have been looking at the IEC (polywell) situation and note something I am unsure about. Robert Bussard is not a young man. Yet he seems to be the sole physicist mentioned ...
by tonybarry
Sun Jul 08, 2007 5:12 am
Forum: General
Topic: Hi, everyone
Replies: 14
Views: 15220

Tony Barry; from Sydney, Australia. Engineering. Mainly interfacing machines to computers (microcontrollers, embedded, etc). Currently working in medical research. Heard about Bussard polywells from a doctor who wanted to know if it was a scam ... I did some reading, and then some more reading. Seem...