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    Earl of Plasma
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    Has the “onion” been tested? Has it been tested with X rays and if so, how much electrical power output compared to X ray input did it get? Anyone know?

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    Ivy Matt
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    The X-ray collector is described briefly in the patent, and a cross-section thereof depicted in Figure 10, but LPP has not actually constructed one (as far as I am aware) and will not likely do so until after it has demonstrated the feasibility of fusion energy production. Claims about the efficiency of the X-ray collector are based on other labs’ work.

    Note: although some depictions of a Focus Fusion reactor show a spherical X-ray collector, which has been dubbed the “onion”, a cylindrical X-ray collector will likely be more practical to produce.

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