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minus-squareYer MalinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoI thought the Z machine at Sandia produced more than it consumed? That was like 20 years ago
minus-square@macarthur_park@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoNah, the Z machine never achieved ignition. That doesn’t mean it’s not a really cool facility though!
minus-squareYer MalinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 year agoHmm, I thought they were running fast ignition since like 2005?
minus-square@macarthur_park@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year 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.