Recent content by silverback011

Thank you for clearing that up and providing detailed responses. I learned some new things.

I believe ICECND is short for isolation condensor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isolation_Condensor

My two cents. I would focus on becoming proficient in one language. That will give you a good foundation if you need to learn another language. I recommend something object oriented so that you get both the structural exposure as well as the object oriented concepts. I studied C++ and when I...

Well, I was a Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program person as an enlisted Machinist Mate. I worked in the submarine force for many years, prior to my career change to physics. The nuclear power industry likes Navy Nukes. I know there are several utilities that actively seek persons who have this...

From the experiments I have participated in, we used current only to determine how much of the particular charged isotope was going down the beam pipe and to aid in “steering” the beam onto a stationary target. Just a quick overview, we would insert “cups” into the beam which were essentially...

The congressional hearings have convinced me that what I have heard was accurate. They will appoint Dr. Macfarlane. The atomic insights blog seems to agree with me here. My real curiosity lies in what is contained in the IG report. Rod Adams seems to think it is pretty bad.

Atomicinsights.com voices my concerns very well. I have the same objections. However, the word in Rockville is this a done deal. I hope the rumors are wrong. Any of the other Commissioners would have been a much better choice.

I should clarify. I did not feel a 'tingling.' I did feel warmth from the decay or alphas depositing their energy in my skin. Additionally, handling any radioactive material should be done with care. Alphas are considered not a large concern by many who work with radioactive material daily...

Yes. I have done it, but I do not recommend it. I don't want to be held responsible if someone gets hurt doing this. Most of the time when our people work with alpha particles they are wearing breathing protection to prevent internal intake as well as partial anti-contamination clothing...

You are younger than me by more years than I care to admit. I am currently a graduate student in physics. I am currently writing my dissertation/preparing for my defense. Yes, you can do it. Will it be hard? Yes. Will it be harder on you than younger single students? Yes. I had to...

Being in grad school for awhile has sharpened my money saving skills. So, I would recommend that you use the library as much as possible. I have full access to all the journals that I have ever needed by that route. Another good source is if you have area where your physics professors hang...

We have an person who was previously engineering in our graduate program here. He is doing quite well. So, at least for him it works fine. As far as age is concerned, I don't believe that to be a big issue. There are several people here who are older than you are working toward their Ph.D...