In this space, visitors are invited to post any comments, questions, or skeptical observations about Philo T. Farnsworth's contributions to the field of Nuclear Fusion research.Subject: Penning Fusion
Date: Oct 20, 3:18 pm
Poster: Richard HesterOn Oct 20, 3:18 pm, Richard Hester wrote:
Hector - have you seen anything recent on Penning fusion? The articles I have been able to access are a couple of years old, and I was wondering if anyone is still pursuing this concept. It's interesting, but it take a lot of equipment and some shrewd deductions to even determine that you have trapped ions. Also, electrode alignment appears to be crucial.
Richard Hester
>Hi Tom, if I'm not wrong Dr. Bussard and his team have abandoned the Polywell concept and have gone back to a grid IEC concept, which uses a magnetic field to protect the grid from bombardment.
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>The I do know that the penning trap concept still holds some promise but I'm not confident in this magnetic protection concept for break even purposes.
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>Hector
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