LPP Experiment
Lawrenceville Plasma Physics is conducting proof-of-concept experiments to show the feasibility of Focus Fusion.
Note this section is under construction. Tentative layout:
Theory
What is the concept being tested by LPP? That a modified DPF can achieve net energy with pB11 fuel.
DPF Design
How was the experimental device designed? What are its parts & systems?
Methodology
There's no light bulb connected to the experimental DPF. So how do we know if fusion has taken place? Scientific method.
Instruments
Discussion of each of the instruments, what they measure, and how this relates to showing how much fusion has taken place.
Updates
Notes on the progress of the experiment.
Troubleshooting
In any experiment, things come up that must be ironed out.
Analysis
Analysis of results.
Personnel
Who is actually doing these experiments?
History
How did this all come about? How long have we been pursuing this question?
Milestones
I just want the highlights.
Entries in this department, ordered by date:
- Cosmology Volunteer Sought
- LPP Has Opening for Part Time Lab Assistant
- Instrumentation – Silver activation detector installed
- Progress in Switching – all capacitors firing, but more reliability needed
- Preliminary Evidence of Angular Momentum Effect
- More Progress in Solving Switching Problems
- Far Time-of-Flight calibrated, noise problem eliminated
- Two versions of 1-D filament simulations now running, being de-bugged
- Preliminary Evidence of High-Energy Ions
- Neutron Time of Flight Detectors
- Progress in Solving Switching Problems
- Gestation
- LPP Experiment: 8 goals and timeline
- Significance of first shots and pinch, and note on process
- LPP Experiment Update - Nov. 2, 2009
- LPP Press Release
- LPP’s Newly Assembled DPF Achieves First Shots and Pinch
- The trigger system
- Test shots attempted yesterday…
- Test shots may be fired TODAY…please stand by.
- LPP Hires Abdelmoula Haboub
- The First Shots
- Job Opening - Experimental Plasma Physicist
- Previous Dense Plasma Focus Research
- Simulation and Theory
- Instrumentation and auxiliary equipment
- DPF Construction
- Wall Construction
- First pictures of the crew!
- Awaiting construction permit, more equipment arrives
- XinPei Lu Arrives
- Simulation progress
- Shielding Wall
- XinPei Lu delayed in China
- Simulation progress
- Shielding Wall design complete, bidding begins
- Capacitors, Switch, Vacuum Chamber, Drift Tube
- Equipment and software arrives
- Progress on Shielding
- Simulation Progress
- Theoretical Seminars Begin
- Preparation of Experiment
- Lawrenceville Plasma Physics Initiates Two-Year Experiment to Test Hydrogen-Boron Fusion
- LPP Receives $500,000 Investment from The Abell Foundation, Inc.
- Name the Baby Contest
- LPP Receives Major Investments
- LPP simulation team to participate in Dense Z-Pinch Conference in August
- Dated Report Brings Flurry of Interest
- First results from 2-D simulation, 3-D simulation plans
- Large- Scale Computer Simulation Work Initiated
- Re-Analysis of Texas Data Shows High Stability of Plasmoid and Helps to Build Simulations
- Fusion Patent Application
- New Study Begun on Limits to Magnetic Field Effect
- More realistic plasmoid simulation confirms net energy production
- LPP Team Starts Looking at Ion-Beam Energy Extraction
- Focus Fusion Society volunteer will perform thermal analysis of reactor design
- Focus Fusion website redesign draws volunteers, intense discussion
- Is Focus Fusion RIGHT?
- FFS Simulation Project
- Research Plan
- History of Focus Fusion
- LPP Submits Patent Application
- ATP Grant Update
- Latin American Experiment - First Data
- 6th Symposium on Current Trends in International Fusion Research
- Possible collaboration with Ukrainian Researcher
- Progress in Fusion Simulations
- NASA Funding Effort
- NIST ATP Grant Declined at Second Gate
- Conclusions from anode design study
- First Results From Italy
- Simulation Results
- ATP Grant Application with GMU
- Electrode design update
- Electrode Design
- Collaboration with University of Ferrara
- New Magnetic Effect Discussed at Conferences
- LPP and UNAM Prepare New Focus Experiments
- Billion Degree Breakthrough at Texas A&M
FAQS
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