zapkitty wrote:
This article indicates that a particular tungsten copper alloy may have the longest electrode life.
… but copper and tungsten are not particularly transparent to x-rays and beryllium is. It’s a heating problem.
I’m sure that LPP would be glad if it turns out they can get by with just copper electrodes for the production units but it seems they are planning on having to use beryllium.
How much heat are we talking about? Haven’t you already decided that you’ll need some kind of cooling system for the electrodes?
Maybe when things shift from research to production this will look like a better option.
