The Z Machine - Can We Make A Star? - BBC
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- Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2015
- Professor Brian Cox visits The Z Machine, the world's most powerful laboratory radiation source as it prepares to fire up. Taken from Can We Make A Star?
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I never thought I'd see a resonance cascade, let alone create one.
Welcome to the Black Mesa facility :-)
grab a crowbar when SHTF...
Huh?
i live 20 miles (32km) from this thing.
I'm always amazed by the facilities themselves. Who designs all those tiny complex parts all over the room? Who figures out where all those buttons go and what they do?
Lots of people; thousands when it's all said and done. I worked in a similar facility for 7 years. It was rather cool.
The form factor of this stuff is to try and accommodate the thousands of tiny little technical components all mashed together - they have to build it to fit the technical specs of everything they have to cram into one giant room to make it work (like the large hadron collider) - then from there it's all about trying to make it functional (while maintaining that sci-fi sleekness!)
Most likely a team of physicist and different kinds of engineers including mechanical, chemical, electrical etc..
Hm let me guess .
-engineers
-physicists
-etc.
Like most 'projects' of this nature, It's a make-work project. No one person knows how the entire thing works and nobody can really explain how it will ever be used to benefit anyone, except for the jokers pulling huge pay checks for goofing around.
I just feel like everyone pretends this doesn't exist, I should know, i literally live a couple miles away from this and only just learned about it
you know your machine is powerful when it creates its own lightning and makes earthquakes.
"We've boosted the Anti-Mass Spectrometer to 105 percent. Bit of a gamble, but we need the extra resolution."
Now Gordon, will you go up and press the button?
university physics by fredman brought me here
LOL same
The round-faced guy looks SO HAPPY and I love him.
I wonder how much the electric bill costs for that place.
I'd say about $10000000000000000000000
26 million amps...! How do you even comprehend that LOL
I did the math and it came out to be 2,262,000,000,000 watts, they must have some GIANT capacitors to store that kind of power.
Where I worked, we had a 7.6 terrawatt machine. The capacitor enclosure was the height of a three story building about 60' wide by 100' long. At full charge, it held enough electricity to power every light in the US for 4 minutes... that was discharged in 4 nanoseconds. The individual capacitors were about 2' x 2' x 4', mounted in pairs. Their capacitance was so high that, left with open terminals (we always shorted them with heavy wire when not in use), they could "self-charge" just from the free electrons in the atmosphere and store a lethal zap just sitting in a warehouse, not hooked up to anything. Very expensive, and custom made.
26 Mega-Amps not that hard. If you can imagine a trickly little hose compared to niagara falls just replace the water molecules with electricity.
I saw this video almost 3 years ago when I was 14. It blew my mind at the time. I'm taking physics in high school and now that I understand more of the physics of what's actually going on in the video. That image at 3:00 keeps giving chills whenever I look at it.
Keep 'walking' that path, perhaps in another 3 years you'll be halfway through university sending emails to such facilities for interns :)
Question; if gravity is supposed to be the driving force in this process (and the universe), how come they use electricity here? Since you are of the younger generation studying this field I feel obligated to point out that some leading experts in the field have a completely different concept from the Standard Cosmological model, the MOND model or every other Big Bang based model.
It states that electricity is the driver and all other forces are manifestations of it depending on the circumstances. It called Electric Universe concept. If you have an open mind you could give it a try. Best place to start would be Thunderbolts project channel on YT.🙂
@@pavalotheartist gravity is not the driving force in the fusion process. any way of creating extremely high energies can create fusion, as you need enough energy to overcome coulomb repulsion (it's more complicated than this, but that's the general idea). you are peddling conspiracy videos though, so i doubt you'll listen
need an update on that career
Man alive, thanks for posting!
More. This is realy exciting.
This thing is truly fearsome
BEAUTIFUL!💗!
If you guys end up imploding the world, I'm going to be real mad! >_
Hahaha! Black hole.
you two really need to stop thinking negatively and think positive.
instead of black hole, imagine they create a miniature sun that burn up the whole planet... and stuff
+adnan tariq And why would burning up be positive.
For some reason i much rather that neither happen, but maybe im just living in a magical place you know.
molly slave molly when did i ever say anything about burning up O.o?
enjoy your magical place... ^_^
well thankfully the Hawking Radiation prevents such from ever happening.
So the title is wrong! Stars are created and maintained by gravity. This machine uses electric and magnetic fields to produce the conditions for fusion. So it can not be a star!
I've noted that media outlets have been fixated on using references to stars when ever nuclear fusion is being discussed. This is just not correct. Our current technology just does not allow us to manipulate gravity fields like that found in the center of stars. This trend is not helping the cause of science as it might sound amazing, but it is just plain wrong. Please media folks help us all understand our world a bit better by discontinuing the reference to human made artificial stars.
+Brian McConkey The title asks a question, how can it be wrong? It isn't making any claims.
The point is the Z Machine is the most powerful and efficient radiation source on earth. It uses high powered magnetic fields and high electrical currents, just as are found on the Sun, to conduct research into high energy density science.
It allows research into Inertial Confinement Fusion, where conditions similar to the core of the Sun are created. So...can we create a star on Earth? Not literally no, but we can imitate one pretty damn well.
+Brian McConkey While you are certainly true on the whole star aspect, this video title isn't technically wrong at all.
This video and series was more about Can We Make A Star, questioning how far along we are in to figuring out a way to harness its energy, the fusion.
Plus this was also a little old, it doesn't have any references to newer fusion research which are improving at a steady pace. New series when BBC? This was a great series.
As for gravity fields and such, who knows, we might be able to do that sooner or later. We have* found Higgs, so as more research is done there, we might figure out gravity and how it comes about.
So far, we are basically clueless about gravity other than the what it does to space and time.
*Whether we have found Higgs for definite is still heavily contested by some people. And to be honest, I agree. But further research will be done soon on that to confirm it even more.
+Brian McConkey Yes, you are right. But ask yourself, to the everyday person who knows little to nothing of star formation or anything about stars or even the concept of fusion, how would you get them interested in knowing about this? Why ask that question? Because it's the everyday person's wallet that is funding these projects and by gaining more public interest will ultimately increase funding.
+Brian McConkey You need more mass duh
+The Wizard Of Dub just hitting a small spot in the air doesn't and won't do anything. You need more mass to start a star. and if you are down make it react into a mini star. but you need some thing near the moons mass. and even then it wont be a true star. so you know what? why don't we just use our own sun's energy? shouldn't that be the goal? it's a possibility. it already emits alot of energy, we could just take that you know?
that one has a voice like the evil genius in boom beach :D
The proton21 lab is doing similar work. Fusion through electrical z-pinch. Lightning produces heavy elements that decay fairly rapidly. We just can't seem to control the fusion at this point
*Door locks, the experiment begins with them inside*
"I feel fear for the last time.*
Someone, Paul Pantone made a star (desktop version) from plumbing parts and internal combustion engine. He named it a GEET reactor. Too simple and cheap to be allowed in our modern world. Party on dudes, be good to each other.
Did anyone see Gordon Freeman in there?
Fascinante. O " Z " ( beto Kaos Z Deja-vu ) do meu apelido foi tirado nos anos 90 da machina Z.
26 million amp blows away my 500 amp stereo and no neighbour complaint?
How big is the Gravity Knob?
what show or special is this from?
this is some proper sci-fi stuff
How much work does that thing put out?!
I love science!
Why are those wires so thin? :o
Isn't this where MI: Rogue Nation was filmed in?
I thought that fusion was (is/will be) less dangerous that fission?
My father is the guy in yellow shirt in the control room
I doubt it, we need an accretion disk and gravity for that.
Hello Mr Freeman..
im not discrediting this by any means I just have one question. . If it recreates the conditions of an H Bomb inside that cylinder how is it there just climbing in there with normal looking protective gear and just a regular face mask?
+MEGEM TESLA It recreates the head and energy of an H bomb through an electromagnetic pulse. This creates x rays that are dangerous during said pulse but unlike with an H bomb, the radiation is simply a pulse as there is no real "radioactive material". This means the radiation simply dissipates and the sight not contaminated. Basically it creates the "conditions" (heat, energy, power) of an H bomb, but without any radioactive material.
Thankyou :)
Science and such is a passion of mine. Namely physics, electromagnetism and radiation.
The temperature is closer to thousand times as much as that of a h-bomb than the actual temperature of an h-bomb.
Hi, can I ask you a question ? what are the materials used to contain such power and heat ? thanks
Was that Neil Sedaka?
Didn't know he was interested in physics.
What is this machine sopose to do I don't get it
26m amps z pinch curates fusion
They are trying to create the Dragon ball that is why its called the Z-machine
A z pinch is not a high pressure phenomenon, but low.
what exactly is the purpose of this machine? is it so we can learn about nuclear fusion or are we actually using the energy it produces?
it's to learn more about muclear fusion and and uae that knowlege in future.
The Z-Machine is an experement to see if we can achieve nuclear fusion, a source of power that would power everything many times greater than what we can produce currently but for a fraction of the cost and alot greener.
I am sure the earth will be destoryed one day.
+成陈 It will not mater as humanity will be eradicated in 2050, plans are in motion. Have nice day!
***** lol I like ecstasy...
+成陈 Well, eventually, yeah,. It's inevitable.
I dont think that overpopulation will eradicate all humans
As opposed to being saved? Wake up.
who here came from mr slav?
Funded by who and for what purpose ?
Are you using crystals to activate this Machine?
What?
What if you fall in?
i'd like to see a mobile unit =) make a prismatic plasma window with a pinch to allow a nice 70ns forcefield to stop a meteor or something...
they should put a jogger in there
3.6 Billion degrees
Are they a couple ?
2:30 half life music or sound
i want to use that picture for WALLpaper, where can i find it?
Maybe try searching the z machine on google images
+Lazer Cat and i does show up in google hahhahha
+elevengiant
share.sandia.gov/news/resources/releases/2006/images/z-machine.jpg
+Ugh Really
Note that this image was taken before the latest Z machine revision--"ZR" is a virtually new machine located in the same building. In the latest revision of Z--the one seen in this documentary, the fluids are mostly covered by work platforms so the 'arcs and sparks' (which is wasted energy) is not visible any longer when the machine fires.
Imagine putting the power created in a rocet engine
Lemons Rage, what?
That was project Orion
really ? I will look it up
let's see... 28000000V * 82000A = 2296000000000W = 2.3TW
What kind of extreme capacitor bank do they have in their posssession to store that energy?
no clue lol.
@@abarbar06 Linear transformer drivers is a MEGA Capacitor ??
so what would happen if it generated 900,000,000,000tenth power.
So... what's the ultimate and intended purpose/ use of this technology?
At best : producing a very abundant and clean energy.
At worst : producing miniaturized bombs the size of a bullet with the destroying capacity of a mini nuke.
well, i'm not sure what the problem is. we have a lot of stars. stars are being made all the time all over da world. just look at that show Americ's Got Talent and the Voice. they're finding stars all the time. what the hell is all the fuss about. that Z machine thing is no match for people like Card-B or Miley Cyrus. my favorite star actually is Brooke Candy - i'm in love wit her!
One shot a day. Starving kids in Africa. I’ll take science over humanity
What happens if you put a ton of bacon down there and fire it ?
askn the real questions lol
It would probably be just ash.
Proof the electric force is the primary force.
Im still not getting it what is the purpose of this machine of invention?
They don't want you to know.
The Z-Machine is an experement to see if we can achieve nuclear fusion, a source of power that would power everything many times greater than what we can produce currently but for a fraction of the cost and alot greener.
+Lemons Rage how can it greener than our current ?
It preforms a Z-pinch. It's the worlds largest bubble-wrap popper / potential fusion ignite-or.
Generates an insane amount of power and busts it out as a massive flash of radiation to bombard things to see what would happen inside a nuke.
Now will smith is missing.....anyone knows why?
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What I like about BBC documentaries compared to their 'merican counterparts is the fact that the BBC actually EXPLAINS how the whole mess works instead of just saying "wow, it can simulate a white dwarf!" and just show a bunch of complex machinery.
Granted, it is a very basic, broad explanation, but it is AN EXPLANATION. You can then infer that the Z Machine is like an electromagnetic mortar on an insane scale that is designed to focus all power on one spot (or compact enough bundle of spots), that the concentric design is due to the EM's tendency to form donut-shaped orbits, that everything else is just measuring instruments and safety features, because you are handling some serious power ESE!
Thanks BBC.
I dont get it, what is this documentary about? There is this Z-Machine and what is his purpose?
This documentry is a BBC production (I don't know the name) with Brian Cox exploring energy and how we use more of it every year so he is on a quest to see what the future might hold for power. The Z-Machine is an experement to see if we can achieve nuclear fusion, a source of power that would power everything many times greater than what we can produce currently but for a fraction of the cost and alot greener.
Well, that explains it. Thank you!
+sammythesnake1986 but already use nuclear energy right whats the diffrences between current and this one and whats more greener about that nuclear fusion because both use nuclear energy right
Metin X I will be honest, I'm not an expert on this subject. I think the idea is to create a second sun on earth, a self sustaining power source that still uses nuclear material. You would be better off googling this.
"Fusion is what powers the sun. Atoms of Tritium and Deuterium (isotopes of hydrogen, Hydrogen-3 and Hydrogen-2, respectively) unite under extreme pressure and temperature to produce a neutron and a helium isotope. Along with this, an enormous amount of energy is released, which is several times the amount produced by fission."
Fusion would be able to use heavy water as a fuel source I believe not a radioactive heavy element like fission.
Current nuclear power plants use fission which is the splitting of atoms.
As for what is greener, in my opinion, nuclear energy is very green if done safely as all the waste from it isn't vented into the atmosphere like with gas and coal. It is also capable of producing the amount of energy needed that current renewable sources will most likely never be able to match. Many reactors in operation today are also of older designs and with newer designs and good planning that account for the build sites potential natural disasters and transport for permanent storage of the nuclear waste it would be very safe.
:15 to :30 i thought a woman was talking
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They are admitting that it's all electrical the sun is powered electrically. They cant make a star if they wanted to. Want to see how you really create a star. Look up the safire project. SAFIRE PROJECT SAFIRE PROJECT
Such a joke of a fusion reactor.
Are you supposed to be some horrible troll? This machine is able to create 80 times the amount of power of every power plant on earth... Combined. They just dont know how to harvest all the power it makes. But if they did we could take down every power source on earth and need to activate this a few times every i dont bother to find out. So I wouldnt call this a "joke" m8
"More energy than all of the United States consumes, in on test run"-Yeah, what a joke!
@@knesrevi they dont, but i do. 😁
You dont know what you are doing !!!
Not a good idea.
more like the best we ever had?
What I don't get is what is the point of it. Like what does the machine do... I mean. They said what it recreates. But why do this? How does mankind benefit from this? It looks expensive. Feel like there are much better things we could be spending this money on
it creates a pinch of electromagnetic fields in 1 axis and electric currents in the other axis, the result is an increase in current density and a decrease in electromagnetic field size, which makes the electromagnetic field stronger.
The result is a positive feedback loop that gets stronger and stronger and stronger.. until POP and nuclear fusion is caused by the exponential entrapment of fusion fuel which has been turned into plasma by the huge electrical currents.
The idea is to then learn how we can sustain a plasma Z-pinch in defintely, to create a plasmoid or "ball lightning" and see if we can take energy out of the system in the form of heat. This could be another way to harness fusion power.
Once the pinch ( tightening helix ) is started you would have to supply 26 million amps continuously to sustain it ( not very efficient ) , this is for testing with an xray light source , It's a large xray machine , nothing more.
i call bs tho
Im all for advancement of technologies, But this serves zero purpose. We paid for it......
This is mediocrity at its best what’s the sense.?!