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Despite the fact that a bottom quark fusion event emits 18 times the energy of traditional fusion (deuterium nuclei), the discoverers note that it's not possibl
by hliyan 9y ago
Despite the fact that a bottom quark fusion event emits 18 times the energy of traditional fusion (deuterium nuclei), the discoverers note that it's not possible to create a chain reaction of bottom quark fusions. So there are no military applications (or energy applications for that matter).
- tzs 9y agoTo put it in terms more relatable to ordinary life, the energy given off by one of these events is approximately 0.0000000000000061 watt-hours. That is about how much energy a typical LED light bulb uses in 2.5 picoseconds. Without a chain reaction, it is hard to think of any way that this could be used to cause any noticeable effect at all anywhere outside of a particle accelerator facility. OT: my God, the dictionary that Firefox 57 uses by default on MacOS sucks. Neither "relatable" nor "picosecond" are in it!
- otp124 9y ago> a bottom quark fusion event emits 18 times the energy of traditional fusion Small correction. The article says the MeV is 8x not 18x
- hliyan 9y agoAh, I stand corrected.