Re:Fusion energy breakthrough by Livermore Lab
by donquixote25 on Monday December 12, 2022 @11:33PM
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That is only true to a certain point. Look up Paschen's law. After you go lower than a certain point, around 10 Torr cm depending on the gas, decreasing pressure increases the breakdown voltage.
It's probably not feasible to pump to such low pressures in wind turbines, so they probably don't even try. But for NIF, it's common.
It's probably not feasible to pump to such low pressures in wind turbines, so they probably don't even try. But for NIF, it's common.