British fusion charlatans perform experiments on the Sandia Z machine
https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-fusion-startup-breaks-pressure-record-giant-gun-z-machine
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2 terapascal = 20 megabars. Many 100's of gigabars needed for inertial fusion, so only factor of 10000 to low in pressure, but let's hype it anyway.
Weren't the actual pressure records from relativistic heavy ion colliders? They are comparable to pressures deep within neutron stars, for example, unless I am mistaken.
Responding to 6:57, that’s not the worst part of their scheme. They claim they can put a bubble of DT in plastic, hit it on one side with a flyer plate, and cause the bubble to collapse and get fusion. There’s no symmetry and their energy budget probably only gives them 100 kJ at best. I think they did a test on a gas gun and got 80 neutrons. So combine that reduced pressure relative to ICF with no symmetry and you get…a complete fraud. They won’t publish anything either. Tried talking with a few of their guys at a conference and they were evasive when asked physics questions.
Response to 12:11. It’s not a pressure record. NIF ablation pressures for shock experiments are much higher. They’re talking about a record on the Z machine. Misleading headline.
I sense some NIF people are feeling a bit insecure.
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