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A log fire or a combustion engine?

January 15, 2014 Jack Hare Leave a comment

When I accused the Sun of cheating, I referred to the two main ways of attempting nuclear fusion: either using…

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Posted in: Laboratory Astrophysics Filed under: jousting, nuclear fusion, plasma

Photo-ionisation

January 14, 2014 Jack Hare Leave a comment

At the energies necessary for fusion to take place, matter is usually in the plasma state – negatively charged electrons…

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Posted in: Laboratory Astrophysics Filed under: my work, nuclear fusion, photo-ionisation

The Sun is Cheating

January 4, 2014 Jack Hare Leave a comment

One criticism of fusion as an energy source that I particularly enjoy is this: “We already have a perfectly good…

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Posted in: Laboratory Astrophysics Filed under: cheating, gravity, magnets how do they work, nuclear fusion, solar power, sun

Fusion

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Fusion is transmutation. Unlike the alchemists of old, the goal is not to turn base metals into gold, but light…

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Posted in: Laboratory Astrophysics Filed under: alchemy, maglif, nuclear fusion

MAGPIE

January 1, 2014 Jack Hare Leave a comment

The Mega-Ampere Generator for Plasma Implosion Experiments. Admittedly, the acronym is a bit contrived, but it’s a pretty fair description…

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Posted in: Laboratory Astrophysics Filed under: magpie, Physics, pulsed power

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