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The Perhapsatron was an early fusion power device based on the pinch concept in the 1950s. Conceived by James (Jim) Tuck while working at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), he whimsically named the device on the chance that it might be able to create fusion reactions. The first example was built in the winter of 1952/53, and it quickly demonstrated a series of instabilities in the plasma that plagued the pinch concept. A series of modifications followed which attempted to correct these problems, leading to the ultimate "S-4" model. None of these proved fruitful.

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  • The Perhapsatron was an early fusion power device based on the pinch concept in the 1950s. Conceived by James (Jim) Tuck while working at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), he whimsically named the device on the chance that it might be able to create fusion reactions. The first example was built in the winter of 1952/53, and it quickly demonstrated a series of instabilities in the plasma that plagued the pinch concept. A series of modifications followed which attempted to correct these problems, leading to the ultimate "S-4" model. None of these proved fruitful. (en)
  • Le Perhapsatron était l'un des premiers dispositifs de fusion nucléaire développé dans les années 1950, basé sur le concept de striction ou « pincement ». Imaginé par James Tuck alors qu'il travaillait pour le Laboratoire national de Los Alamos (LANL), il baptisa malicieusement l'appareil en se disant qu'il pourra peut-être (perhaps en anglais) créer des réactions de fusion. Le premier exemplaire fut construit durant l'hiver 1952/53 et montra rapidement des instabilités dans le plasma, affectant la crédibilité du concept de pincement. Des modifications suivirent pour tenter de résoudre ces problèmes, aboutissant au modèle ultime "S-4". Cependant, aucun de ces modèles ne s'avéra fructueux. (fr)
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  • The Perhapsatron was an early fusion power device based on the pinch concept in the 1950s. Conceived by James (Jim) Tuck while working at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), he whimsically named the device on the chance that it might be able to create fusion reactions. The first example was built in the winter of 1952/53, and it quickly demonstrated a series of instabilities in the plasma that plagued the pinch concept. A series of modifications followed which attempted to correct these problems, leading to the ultimate "S-4" model. None of these proved fruitful. (en)
  • Le Perhapsatron était l'un des premiers dispositifs de fusion nucléaire développé dans les années 1950, basé sur le concept de striction ou « pincement ». Imaginé par James Tuck alors qu'il travaillait pour le Laboratoire national de Los Alamos (LANL), il baptisa malicieusement l'appareil en se disant qu'il pourra peut-être (perhaps en anglais) créer des réactions de fusion. (fr)
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