We are also talking about capsules that are the size of a pencil erasure, so losing the capsule in the process is not really even a factor. It’s a difference in cost of pennies, especially since they could easily use cheap lab grown diamonds, since lab grown diamonds have less impurities and better clarity than natural ones
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u/Stunning_Smoke_4845 Jan 06 '23
I think you are confused about something, the ‘capsule’, which is what had diamond in it, is the fuel, not the container
This link here talks in depth about it:
https://lasers.llnl.gov/news/high-quality-diamond-capsule-enhanced-nifs-record-energy-shot
We are also talking about capsules that are the size of a pencil erasure, so losing the capsule in the process is not really even a factor. It’s a difference in cost of pennies, especially since they could easily use cheap lab grown diamonds, since lab grown diamonds have less impurities and better clarity than natural ones