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Learner plasma hot enuf for pB11 reaction?
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 12:54 am
by classicpenny
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:39 pm
by Roger
Doesn't look like they are claiming a P-b11 run? But temps high enough for P-b11?
The temperatures observed are high enough to ignite the nuclear fusion of “aneutronic” fuels like hydrogen and boron.
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 6:42 pm
by kcdodd
i wonder how they are doing their ion temperature measurement.
Posted: Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:01 pm
by Joseph Chikva
Roger wrote:Doesn't look like they are claiming a P-b11 run? But temps high enough for P-b11?
The temperatures observed are high enough to ignite the nuclear fusion of “aneutronic” fuels like hydrogen and boron.
So, yesterday they have already achieved ignition for DT.
The original paper:
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:43 pm
by classicpenny
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:15 pm
by Ivy Matt
Wow, thanks!
Although I was going to get around to requesting a copy from Derek Shannon anyway.
Joseph Chikva wrote:So, yesterday they have already achieved ignition for DT.
Temperature: check
Confinement time: check
Density: in progress
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:55 pm
by Skipjack
Yeah, the density is going to be a big issue that they have yet to solve. It is really great to watch them make progress though.