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		jessriedel on Nov 26, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Successful second round of fusion experiments with... That would just record the total neutron flux. It won't form an image unless you have a lens, aperture, or something similar.

nine_k on Nov 26, 2018 [–]

It's almost as if you posit that the flux through every piece of surface is exactly the same. I suspect it's not.

jessriedel on Nov 27, 2018 | [–]

No, total flux at a given location, not total flux in the whole device. The point is that it doesn't identify which direction the neutrons are coming from. That's why lens or apertures are needed.

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