Inertial Electrostatic Confinement Fusor

Here is my latest video giving an update on my project (for the Sept. 21 deadline).

Note: Since I have already built my first prototype (and it was shown to be operational in the first video), I decided to simply give an overview of where the 2nd prototype is going.

Recently purchased an Edwards needle valve for controlling the deuterium off of ebay for 75 bucks. I also purchased some tungsten rods off of amazon to contruct the inner and outer grids: http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=dp_bc_5?ie=UTF8&node=11260366011

Source: http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-A-Fusion-Reactor/?ALLSTEPS

Currently, all that I have is a mechanical pump, and a chamber.

As a side note, I also have heavy water, however I have not begun to setup a system for electrolysis.

Here are just a few of the sources that I will begin to dig through:

http://ssl.mit.edu/publications/theses/PhD-2007-McGuireThomas.pdf

http://www.fusor.net/

http://ssl.mit.edu/publications/theses/PhD-2007-DietrichCarl.pdf

https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/handle/1853/21828/seltzman_andrew_h_200805_phys.pdf

http://www.dallastown.net/cms/lib6/pa01000011/centricity/domain/99/kovalchick.pdf

http://robofusor.aditl.com/

The neutron counter that I purchased requires 1500 V to operate. I believe that the following source, coupled with a voltage divider, may be able to do the trick:

http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10001_10001_2100136_-1

Purchased this Corona neutron detection tube for future detection of fusion:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Russian-Geiger-NEUTRON-Counter-SNM-11-SNM11-NEW-LOT-1-/160741457807?hash=item256cefff8f

The demonstration fusor was to just get my feet wet.