Sandia, and the Z-machine, looking at magnetic instabilities in the discharge plasma

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  • November 12, 2010 at 7:18 pm #1015
    mchargue
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    An article that talks a bit about the Z-machine experiment, an what they’re dealing with now.

    http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-11-scientists-image-sea-monster-nuclear.html

    November 14, 2010 at 10:37 pm #8981
    Brian H
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    Golly! They’re going to try and control the pinches, and may only be 2-3 years away from 100Kj scientific break-even! “To date, no one has achieved that.” Which will all change in about ½ yr. or so … ;p

    November 14, 2010 at 11:11 pm #8985
    Aeronaut
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    Brian H wrote: Golly! They’re going to try and control the pinches, and may only be 2-3 years away from 100Kj scientific break-even! “To date, no one has achieved that.” Which will all change in about ½ yr. or so … ;p

    But didja read the some funding required asterisk?

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