
LPP’s Newly Assembled DPF Achieves First Shots and Pinch
Date: Monday, October 19, 2009 @ 22:20:25 UTC Topic: Science
by Rezwan on Oct 16, 2009 at 10:29 PM
The baby is born! After seven years of theoretical work and raising money, five months of design, five months of construction and assembly, and a week of testing, LPP now has a functioning dense plasma focus, Focus-Fusion-1. The first shot, using helium as the fill gas, was achieved at 5:29 PM today, Oct.15, and the first pinch was achieved at 6:04 PM on the second shot. The fact that a pinch was achieved so soon was evidence of the soundness of the design.
The following is taken from LPP’s announcement:
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