#5819
vansig
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Aeronaut wrote:
Particle count per shot is a function of plasmoid diameter (how much fuel is contained in the magnetic bubble), plasmoid lifespan, and how many reactions occur as it collapses. Particle speeds are relativistic, afik.

i’m not sure about those ions being relativistic, though. does 0.028 c sound right?

here’s some discussion from last year..
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090402091850AAAnih4