Zan, I have added your name to the fusioneers listing. Good going.
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Neutron Club Application- Zan Chaudhry
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Re: Neutron Club Application- Zan Chaudhry
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Re: Neutron Club Application- Zan Chaudhry
Hooray for Zan!
I think the very last round was critical.
As others have said, your previous-round bubble pictures didn't match the familiar signature of neutron doses.
I bet they show us the signature of detector gel getting too hot in a small region. Fortunately it was reversible, or you had a spare detector. The scientist in me would try to reproduce that effect, by local heating in the absence of a fusor. That would be analogous with Roentgen or Becquerel steering off track to investigate unexpected glows or photo-plate fogging.
I think the very last round was critical.
As others have said, your previous-round bubble pictures didn't match the familiar signature of neutron doses.
I bet they show us the signature of detector gel getting too hot in a small region. Fortunately it was reversible, or you had a spare detector. The scientist in me would try to reproduce that effect, by local heating in the absence of a fusor. That would be analogous with Roentgen or Becquerel steering off track to investigate unexpected glows or photo-plate fogging.
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Re: Neutron Club Application- Zan Chaudhry
Thank you everyone for everything. I have been looking forward to this for a long time. But this is nowhere near the end of my fusor endeavors. I'm looking forward to more progress in the future (chamber upgrades, grid upgrades, new gauge, calibrate my 3He tube, and ion guns!). I'm thinking about taking a break now though, and maybe trying to build a Van de Graaf just for fun.
PS: And also, my bubbles have grown, and some smaller ones are now visible, so my new count is 11.
Thanks again,
Zan
PS: And also, my bubbles have grown, and some smaller ones are now visible, so my new count is 11.
Thanks again,
Zan
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Re: Neutron Club Application- Zan Chaudhry
Congratulations on the neutron club Zan! I've been watching this thread from the start, and your setup and persistence is inspiring.
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Re: Neutron Club Application- Zan Chaudhry
Excellent work - congratulations.
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Re: Neutron Club Application- Zan Chaudhry
Thank you!