Amazing picture
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No, it's not Holly Valance. A real picture of a science experiment. 
www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2003/nuclear-power/Zneutrons.html
(much) bigger (and prettier) pic
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>>> Edited by MEMSDesign on Wednesday 9th April 11:46
www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2003/nuclear-power/Zneutrons.html
(much) bigger (and prettier) pic
Edited for all those with small screens and crappy internet connections.
>>> Edited by MEMSDesign on Wednesday 9th April 11:46
or is it a multi node Van Den Graf generator?
My garage after I had re-wired the S 
An incredible picture though - Any high energy particle physicist PH'ers care to elucidate?
Cheers
Graham
Doh Memsdesign beat me to it!
No he didn't! Mems your link doesn't work.
Edited to add the above
>> Edited by gbgaffer on Wednesday 9th April 11:30
An incredible picture though - Any high energy particle physicist PH'ers care to elucidate?
Cheers
Graham
Doh Memsdesign beat me to it!
No he didn't! Mems your link doesn't work.
Edited to add the above
>> Edited by gbgaffer on Wednesday 9th April 11:30
It's basically a 290 trillion watt x-ray generator. It does this by passing a huge current through a few little wires. They vaporise into a plamsa, and at the same time, the huge current induces a magnetic feild around the wires which contain and 'pinch' the plasma to temperatures and densities which will emit x-rays.
If you surround this set of wires by a little can, and stick deuterium in the can, the x-rays can hopefully provide the energy density required to cause fusion.
That's the general gist anyway.
If you surround this set of wires by a little can, and stick deuterium in the can, the x-rays can hopefully provide the energy density required to cause fusion.
That's the general gist anyway.
MEMSDesign said: It's basically a 290 trillion watt x-ray generator. It does this by passing a huge current through a few little wires. They vaporise into a plamsa, and at the same time, the huge current induces a magnetic feild around the wires which contain and 'pinch' the plasma to temperatures and densities which will emit x-rays.
If you surround this set of wires by a little can, and stick deuterium in the can, the x-rays can hopefully provide the energy density required to cause fusion.
That's the general gist anyway.
Well for part was obvious but what does do!!!!
incorrigible said:Mel,
S2N said: Well that part was obvious but what does it do!!!!
Do you want to try that again in English
Cheeky!
>> Edited by S2N on Wednesday 9th April 12:35
ETA cause i still got it wrong!!! must be a blonde moment/week im having!
>> Edited by S2N on Wednesday 9th April 12:36
MEMSDesign said:
If you surround this set of wires by a little can, and stick deuterium in the can, the x-rays can hopefully provide the energy density required to cause fusion.
Either that, or take a wicked clear picture of your spleen.
>> Edited by madmike on Wednesday 9th April 12:53
Basically, rather than splitting big atoms to make smaller ones thereby releasing energy, it fuses small atoms into bigger ones. Bit like the centre of stars. Requires a lot of enegergy to kick start it, but once its going creates a lot more, and in theory is a safe/clean form of nuclear energy. 
S2N said:
MEMSDesign said: That's the general gist anyway.
Well for part was obvious but what does do!!!!
[boffin mode]
If they ever get these things working...
they generate electricity from nuclear reactions - fusion instead of fision so it's safer.. supposedly.
There's a similar plant down the road from Abingdon, Oxon, the silly thing is that they have a direct feed from Didcot power station because the thing uses so much electricity!
[/boffin mode]
Edited to say: Rats!, you beat me to it!
>> Edited by mark c on Wednesday 9th April 13:30
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