Good results today with the recent upgrades. Compared to the previous 11 bubbles, today the tube produced around 40 bubbles in one shot.
The differences between the two shots were improved electrodes (described earlier), slight increase of inductance, and adjusted operating specs. This shot was 31kV / 7.21kJ / 300mTorr D2. That’s almost double the D2 pressure as the 11 bubble shot!
Aside from today’s success, I’m still having difficulty getting the triggered spark gap to consistently fire the cap. It’s not extremely bad but it’s a good reminder about the necessity of bleeder resistors. Can’t imagine not having them.
Activation is my next goal.
Here’s a vid of the detector to go along with the pic.
https://youtu.be/-kw3uYslxqA
Mark Rowley
Columbus-1 Linear Pinch Fusion Success
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Re: Columbus-1 Linear Pinch Fusion Success
Due to recently discovered high intensity UV/light interference, the previous BTI results are not accurate or conclusive of neutron detection. Further testing with UV/light shielded detectors will be conducted from this point forward.
See the following thread for further info on the UV interference issue:
viewtopic.php?t=13133
Mark Rowley
See the following thread for further info on the UV interference issue:
viewtopic.php?t=13133
Mark Rowley