Lassoed Lightning: Capturing the Focus Fusion-1 plasma on camera

Can you lasso a star from the sky? Such is science, that we are compelled to try. Images over the past two months from the Focus Fusion-1 dense plasma focus are combined here to show the general process of pinch and plasmoid formation under the current intermediate operating conditions. Does the resulting sequence show promise for unlimited clean energy? Stay tuned! FYI, there is a camera that would take a similar movie by capturing 12 frames from a single shot, rather than single frames from several shots as seen here. That camera costs $500,000......

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Science & Technology

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• thermonuclear
• ICCD camera
• high-speed
• nuclear fusion
• focus fusion
• plasma physics
• plasma focus
• dense plasma focus
• aneutronic fusion
• clean energy
• nuclear
• green
• benjamin franklin
• lightning
• plasma

[brantc]

Timing the camera so that you can take a series of shot is a pain.

[FocusFusionSociety]

@brantc If they had the budget for it, there exists an ICCD camera which takes 12 frames in series. Sort of like the "bullet time" camera.

[kingsleyvision]

You've made plasma fusion science look easy and fun! If this doesn't sell it nothing will... Ben Franklin was a fantastic salesman too!

[DerekShannon]

@brantc Also, the goal is generally to always image the plasmoid, but there is enough variation in the timing that we end up seeing plenty of what happens before and after. So this is a good re-purposing of all the times we missed the plasmoid!

[davesmithau]

Groundbreaking work from the FFS/LPP as expected! Sooner or later, the naysayers will be forced to listen and consider your work seriously. Well done.

[thomashisirish]

Images of a brighter future. I can't wait. Keep up the fantastic work!