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Pulsotron Combustion Chamber burns during testings

http://jlopez2022.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/pulsotron-fusion-facility-burn-during-testing/

In spanish:
http://jlopez2022.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/descomunal-pulso-electromagnetico-incendia-componentes-de-reactor-de-fusion-nuclear/

During September test campaign high performance plastics parts of the combustion chamber where burn. The problem happened with a specific test dart that generates unshieldes megawatts of electromagnetic pulses.
During upgrades of Pulsotron-2 some isolators were replaced by high performance plastics that worked well during April and August test campaign, but the new target 2234 increased the electromagnetic pulse ionizing most surfaces making them oxidizing and burning, as it could be seen in the included high speed camera captures. As result testing was stopped to avoid more damages to ignition chamber and sensors and for investigations
The fire affected only to some parts of the combustion chamber and sensor parts, not affecting to external parts, so when burned parts were replaced, Pulsotron-2 will be in service again

Now Pulsotron-2 team is working hard to look for new materials to replace high performance plastics before October tests that will be introduced in the targets 2237 and 2238 that are now being building, so all eyes are focused in the new test campaign
The new materials could be used in future thermonuclear commercial motors