Components & Hardware
Reflector Liner
The reflective central-cell liner central to the burner's power balance.
- Role
- Radiation return
- Trade
- Reflectivity vs activation
The burner's central cell is lined with a reflective material that returns radiation to the plasma, improving the power balance. Its reflectivity is a deciding parameter, traded against neutron activation.
Common questions
Which machine has a reflector liner?
The burner. Its reflective liner returns radiation to the plasma, improving the power balance that closes the machine — it is a deciding component, not a detail.
What is the trade on the liner?
Higher reflectivity helps the power balance but the liner material also activates under the burner's residual neutrons. Kronos flags that reflectivity-vs-activation tension explicitly rather than assuming an ideal mirror.