Reply To: How LPPX could overcome the Dynamical neutron saturation?

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The reason for this saturation is caused by the design of the DPF. When a EM magnetic pulse runs through the cathode, it charges and push a thin layer of gas ahead of it. The gas becomes hot, a plasma, and moves fast. This means that there is transfer of energy between the pulse and the plasma mainly in 2 ways: inducing a current in the plasma and by giving it kinetic energy. The latter is a dynamical source of resistance since the speed of the plasma is high, and mostly doesn`t vary much, independently of the variation of the parameters of the DPF device, at least in the window of 15-50KW: up to 100km/s, at the tip of the cathodes, comparable to the Sun`s plasma velocity. This dynamical resistance has about 7 mili Ohm. So, the bigger the current, the bigger the loss of energy. The remaining current for the plasma pinch is small, given that most of it was lost in heat.

The solution to this problem is the same that is used for long distance electrical lines, meaning, using higher voltage to minimize losses.