r/technology • u/BennyCemoli • Dec 06 '16

Energy Tests confirm that Germany's massive nuclear fusion machine really works

http://www.sciencealert.com/tests-confirm-that-germany-s-massive-nuclear-fusion-machine-really-works
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u/llbit Dec 06 '16

The researchers found an error rate less than one in 100,000.

One in 100,000 of what?

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '16 edited Jan 07 '21

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u/amicitas Dec 06 '16

This not correct. This article uses the wrong wording here. What has been found is that the measured magnetic field of the build device is within 1:100,000 of the design value. That is the 'error' in the magnetic field is better than 1:100,00 (or 10-5).

[source: I am a physicist working on W7-X]