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vansig wrote: if i recall correctly, the model, with various different parameters, predicts from about a third to half of input energy being emitted in x-ray.

If about 1/2 of the energy from the fusion reaction is x-rays, then of what form is the rest of the energy?

vansig wrote:
the 80% figure for the onion capturing the x-rays might be unrealistic. if we capture its energy with photo-voltaic cells, we can get 10 to 20%. if we capture its energy with a heat engine, we can get about 55%. (but i have not fully explored the possibilities).

Why is the hypothesized (80%) capture for x-rays so much higher than the actual efficiency for photo-voltaic cells? I thought both were capturing energy using the same mechanism…

Furthermore, don’t the outputted x-rays vary widely in frequency?

vansig wrote:
the present set of parameters for attempting break-even is going to try mostly to capture energy from the exit beam. since it consists of a pulse of charged particles, it can be transformed at high efficiency (today’s high voltage transformers routinely achieve 98% or better).

Is the “exit beam” the one-third to one-half figure you stated earlier as the percentage of energy output in the form of x-rays? What percentage of the fusion reaction creates charge particles?