Reply To: CMEF – Sweden

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How so? The ion heating in a plasma focus is derived from the kinetic energy of the fast moving ions rather than electron heating of the ions which is more like the case for laser fusion and tokameks. PF devices and Z-pinches are one of the few devices that allow the ion temperature to exceed the electron temperature. In any case, PF fusion as described in literature relies on instability driven ions more like a particle accelerator rather than a thermal bath of ions fusion like in a tokamek or laser fusion pellet. In my way of thinking a cold ion and electron population may actually be a good thing as the kinetic pressure of the plasma is lower so you can compress more mass as long as you can still generate the fast ions you need, you win.