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UK fusion startup breaks pressure record using giant ‘gun’ machine

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By scooby

 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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Anonymous said…
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.
3/10/2024 6:57 PM
Anonymous said…
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.

3/11/2024 12:11 AM
Anonymous said…
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.
3/11/2024 12:44 PM
Anonymous said…
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.
3/11/2024 3:49 PM
Anonymous said…


I sense some NIF people are feeling a bit insecure.
3/11/2024 8:55 PM
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