Making Our Fusion Reactor Better, day 102 of 320: Physics Today has a neat article about Quantum Calorimeters, which are devices that can measure the energy imparted into a detector by a single photon with high accuracy. Our Livermore Lab colleagues are actually building one for DIII-D, but it will not be installed during this […]
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Making Our Fusion Reactor Better, day 96 of 320: discovering that the limiting factor in how much work can be completed is our ability to pound through Design Reviews. Endless Meetings! ?
Making Our Fusion Reactor Better, day 94 of 320: the neutralizer and ion dump have been reinstalled in the beam. I had to go back a month to find a photo of this setup without those components.
Making Our Fusion Reactor Better, day 92 of 320: there are so many new pipes and plumbing fixtures being installed in the machine hall that we are having design reviews solely to review their layout. I hope we never need that fire suppression to activate, but I’m glad it’s top-notch!
First post written with the new Gutenberg editor for WordPress. This is crazy different… going to take some time to get the hang of it. I can definitely see the benefits and it should be easier to make posts look exactly the why you desire. I wish the “Content Structure” information included the number of […]
Making Our Fusion Reactor Better, day 89 of 320: control room construction is in full swing! Sadly, my request for an espresso bar was rejected.