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[Ivy Matt]

I’m guessing that’s a reference to this, from Advances towards pB11 Fusion with the Dense Plasma Focus (Lerner & Terry):

To see what the consequences of the magnetic field effect are for DPF functioning, we
first use a theoretical model of DPF functioning that can predict conditions in the plasmoid,
given initial conditions of the device. As described by Lerner [12], and Lerner and Peratt
[13], the DPF process can be described quantitatively using only a few basic assumptions.
Using the formulae derived there, Lerner [1] showed that the particle density increases with μ
and z as well as with I, and decreases with increasing r. Physically this is a direct result of the
greater compression ratio that occurs with heavier gases, as is clear from the above relations.
Thus the crucial plasma parameter nτ improves with heavier gases.

I have a question about the best shot. According to the recent update, it was on September 29. However, according to fig. 1 in the same update, it’s shot 9301002. Both give the average ion energy as between 160 and 220 keV. Now, in the update of October 6, 2010, the best shot was shot 93002, which achieved an average ion energy of 143 keV. I presume they are the same shot, so what changed?