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Re:Progress toward fusion energy gain as measured against th... by mapt on Friday May 09, 2025 @07:09AM (#43935531)
Anyone have any idea where First Light Fusion's third machine fits into this?

The idea of using literal guns (gunpowder, then light gas gun, then coil gun) to impact projectiles against each other seemed like it was probably ludicrous, but I haven't seen any critical media or numbers yet.

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Re:Progress toward fusion energy gain as measured against th... by chuckleMuscle on Friday May 09, 2025 @07:31AM (#43935675)
FLF's own numbers on this are given in a white paper [1, fig 7.]. Note the "fusion measured" datapoint used a gas gun, rather than Machine-3, as the driver... [1] https://firstlightfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/firs...
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