17th US-Japan Workshop on Fusion Neutron Sources for Nuclear Assay and Applications
17th US-Japan Workshop on Fusion Neutron Sources for Nuclear Assay and Applications
Mattman posted a link to the abstracts of the IEC 2015 conference in another thread. Here is the link to all the presentations of the conference: http://iec2015.es.titech.ac.jp/presentation/index.html. The talk by Joel Rogers is interesting Recent Polywell Patents, http://iec2015.es.titech.ac.jp/presentation/O-9.pdf.
Re: 17th US-Japan Workshop on Fusion Neutron Sources for Nuclear Assay and Applications
From Joel's presentation:
It is an important doubt because EMC2 has achieved beta = 1 and deep potential wells have been achieved, but not at the same time.
In other words, Joel's belief is that at beta = 1 the potential well is destroyed. Anyone given any thoughts to this claim? I know CSI has had trouble getting to beta = 1 condition and has had trouble with a deep potential well, but I blamed their trouble with the low potential well on leakage due to cusps not being closed off (EMC2 found that the start up requires jumping to beta = 1 to close off the cusps and required hefty electron guns to do that).A troubling problem has been discovered with conventional Polywell start-up.
● Negative space charge is trapped in the cusps. This shields out the potential well as density rises.
It is an important doubt because EMC2 has achieved beta = 1 and deep potential wells have been achieved, but not at the same time.
Counting the days to commercial fusion. It is not that long now.
Re: 17th US-Japan Workshop on Fusion Neutron Sources for Nuclear Assay and Applications
Joel has a ways to go from paper to action. EMC2's startup understanding is well beyond his.In other words, Joel's belief is that at beta = 1 the potential well is destroyed.
The development of atomic power, though it could confer unimaginable blessings on mankind, is something that is dreaded by the owners of coal mines and oil wells. (Hazlitt)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)
What I want to do is to look up C. . . . I call him the Forgotten Man. (Sumner)