Image:D-T fusion.svg
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Diagram illustrating deuterium-tritium fusion in three steps: 1. the D and T accelerating towards each other at thermonuclear speeds, 2. the creation of an unstable He-5 nucleus, 3. the ejection of a neutron and repulsion of the He-4 nucleus. My hope is that this form of representation will make fusion look less "magical" — that is, will get rid of the misconception that some sort of mysterious "bang" occurs releasing "energy", as many students have it. Instead I want it to be clear that the "energy" is released in the form of the velocities of the constiuent parts being thrown apart, which I think is a much easier thing for the non-scientifically inclined to visualize and makes it more straightforward (at no sacrifice to being scientifically accurate, as far as I know). |
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self-made |
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08/03/2007 |
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| current | 00:12, 8 June 2008 | 553×613 (38 KB) | Mahahahaneapneap | (Compressed) |
| 14:53, 3 August 2007 | 553×613 (43 KB) | Panoptik | (ditto) | |
| 14:53, 3 August 2007 | 553×613 (43 KB) | Panoptik | (fix some spacing) | |
| 14:45, 3 August 2007 | 592×636 (43 KB) | Panoptik | (fix neutron font) | |
| 14:44, 3 August 2007 | 592×636 (31 KB) | Panoptik | ({{Information |Description=Diagram illustrating deuterium-tritium fusion in three steps: 1. the D and T accelerating towards each other at thermonuclear speeds, 2. the creation of an unstable He-5 nucleus, 3. the ejection of a neutron and repulsion of the) |
