Originally posted by SeeQ
There are actually 2 of them. You can see just a bit of the second one peeking out from behind on the left side. Above the guy with the hard-hat.
You know I do believe you are right
Well there were supposedly 6 buried in the original 'story' and the LLNL documents indicate you need TWO to work in tandem....
And there is a lot going on in those documents that still bothers me...
To NJ Mooch... got any more on this below?
Smithsonian/NASA ADS Physics Abstract Service
Title: The Tandem Mirror Fusion Test Facility
Publication: Energy and Technology Review, July 1980, p. 1-9.
Publication Date: 07/1980
Category: Plasma Physics
Origin: STI
NASA/STI Keywords:
FUSION REACTORS, PLASMA CONTROL, PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS, REACTOR TECHNOLOGY, TANDEM MIRRORS, TEST FACILITIES, CONTROLLED FUSION, CRYOGENICS, ENERGY
TECHNOLOGY, MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS, NEUTRAL BEAMS, REACTOR DESIGN, SOLENOIDS, SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETS, THERMAL BARRIERS (PLASMA CONTROL),
VACUUM SYSTEMS
Bibliographic Code: 1980EnTR.....R...1.
Okay
1 - What does NASA have to do with this?
2 - Why did they need two machines to work in Tandem?
3 - Why are they referred to as MIRRORS
4 - We had super conducting magnets back then? (haven't checked)
5 - Why the cryogenics? Or is this something to do with the cooling liquids for the super conductors?
The Mirror term is my biggest concern... ties in to other LANL work
[edit on 14-11-2007 by zorgon]