No, P&F weren't using or doing anything nearly that sophisticated. Your reference is to an entirely different process. I did notice the 100 million degrees kelvin reference : ) 100 million degrees kelvin is a long ways from 500 C˚.
81 posted on 04/09/2011 8:20:27 PM PDT by LeGrande
(Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.)