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Can we repurpose the ASML machine as fusion drive? Asking for a friend. Especially when lithography in near future will move from EUV to X-ray, the difference
by trhway 2y ago
Can we repurpose the ASML machine as fusion drive? Asking for a friend.
Especially when lithography in near future will move from EUV to X-ray, the difference between NIF and ASML would become even smaller (or may be ASML would even use Sandia Z alike).
- leptoniscool 2y agoyou may be thinking of this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Inertial_Fusion_Energy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Inertial_Fusion_Energy Here the machine is using tin, which isn't suitable for fusion (no energy is released beyond iron).
- trhway 2y agoreplace tin droplets with DT pellets :)
- rini17 2y agoNot really, the temperature used for EUV or X-ray generation is still several magnitudes away from fusion.
- pfdietz 2y agoAlso, the whole point of EUV/XUV sources is to rapidly and efficiently convert the plasma energy into photon radiation, which is just the opposite of what you want in a fusion plasma.