That's the energy into the plasma. W7-X plasma did not produce any energy because it was not using nuclear fuel. Don't despair! W7-X is an incredible machine and Germany and IPP should be proud of their achievement. The ECRH system is awe-inspiring and the sheer length and power of the pulses is unmatched by any MCF machine on the planet.
Until recently no MCF device on Earth was nuclear. Today's headline is the return of JET's nuclear operations.
There are dozens of MCF machines operating right now and only one is nuclear. That means Q as a metric is only useful for one machine. Something to think about when people toss around Q-related rhetoric around here.
Until recently no MCF device on Earth was nuclear. Today's headline is the return of JET's nuclear operations.
There are dozens of MCF machines operating right now and only one is nuclear. That means Q as a metric is only useful for one machine. Something to think about when people toss around Q-related rhetoric around here.