My bubble chamber was tested today and the results were encouraging. I also suceeded in taking a few photos. We have a linear motor which moves a piston in a chamber filled with freon 115. Because the pressure is between 7-27 atmospheres, the freon will remain liquid for a temperature of 50-60 Celsius degrees. The fusion neutrons which pass through the chamber create small bubbles which will be photographed in parallel lazerlight. Thus, one can obtain valuable information about the region where nuclear fusion happens. The neutrons are created from a small deuterium-tritium capsule, vaporized by 60 laser beams of Omega in the laboratory where I work for my PhD (still the most powerful laser in the USA). But until I have the chance to install my detector to receive neutrons, enough work is still necessary.
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Thank you for explaining in English. But I admit that it's pretty difficult to understand even in English. A.
Haha, I'll try to add more details.
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