First Light Fusion conducted the experiment on the ID19 beamline to investigate the formation and transit of shock waves through some of amplifiers, which is central to the company's unique approach to inertial fusion.
The experimental data will be used to validate the performance of First Light’s amplifiers by comparing the results with numerical simulations of the experiment done with state-of-the-art hydrodynamics codes.An Oxfordshire-based company has a achieved a significant experimental success at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. First Light Fusion with the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science completed the experiment.
The amplifier focuses the input energy from a projectile, boosting the pressure from the impact to create a fusion reaction from its output, according to their experiment.of this latest collaboration with Oxford University and the ESRF,” said Francisco Suzuki-Vidal, lead of the Collaborative Experiments Group at First Light Fusion.is a crucial step in our journey to delivering commercial fusion at scale.
The experimental data will be used to validate the performance of First Light’s amplifiers by comparing the results with numerical simulations of the experiment done with state-of-the-art hydrodynamics codes. This will enable high quality benchmarking of the effect of material strength on the amplifier performance at these velocity regimes, according to the company.
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