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minus-squareYer Ma@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months agoI thought the Z machine at Sandia produced more than it consumed? That was like 20 years ago
minus-squaremacarthur_park@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months agoNah, the Z machine never achieved ignition. That doesn’t mean it’s not a really cool facility though!
minus-squareYer Ma@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·7 months agoHmm, I thought they were running fast ignition since like 2005?
minus-squaremacarthur_park@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·7 months agoThey’ve been doing studies of what would be required for ignition for a while, but have never demonstrated ignition using the Z machine. If they did have ignition, there’s no way they would’ve let LLNL claim to be first and enjoy all the media attention.
I thought the Z machine at Sandia produced more than it consumed? That was like 20 years ago
Nah, the Z machine never achieved ignition. That doesn’t mean it’s not a really cool facility though!
Hmm, I thought they were running fast ignition since like 2005?
They’ve been doing studies of what would be required for ignition for a while, but have never demonstrated ignition using the Z machine.
If they did have ignition, there’s no way they would’ve let LLNL claim to be first and enjoy all the media attention.