Better, but still some lingering concerns that could limit COP as follows: At what distance from the blast front was the light level measured, far away is better than close in because of the inverse square law.
What is the transparency erosion rate of the fiber optic cable pickup. Why don't they add some noble gas (helium (He), neon (Ne), argon (Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), ) into the reaction gas envelope to convert high energy electrons and x-rays to photons. Ordinary air may not be the best energy conversion medium to photons. Such noble gases produce coherent photons when excited by electrical discharge. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Excimer_laser Such a gas envelope will also slow and buffer the shock wave especially xenon because it is so heavy. On Sat, Jul 19, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Orionworks - Steven Vincent Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > The following information was sent to me privately. I don't know if this > was intentional or whether the person simply didn't realize the reply > setting was set to the individual's email address. In any case, the > information is relevant for Vort consumption. Out of respect to the > original sender's privacy I will remove the name and email address. > > > > Regards, > > Steven Vincent Johnson > > svjart.orionworks.com > > zazzle.com/orionworks > > > > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2014 3:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Vo]:I have sent a message to the CQM group: How robust do the PV > cells need to be? > > > > Not mills but: > > > > Suncell is 50,000 suns > > > > Fibre optics are used to split into 200 suns conveyed to a compact > external stack > > > > Stack consists of reliable cheap c-Si cells rated at 30% efficiency at 200 > suns > > > > No plasma or shockwave gets near cells > > > > >
