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English: 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).
Français : Schéma illustrant la fusion du deutérium (D) et du tritium (T) en 3 étapes. 1- Le D et le T accélèrent l'un vers l'autre. 2- Création de l'atome instable d'hélium 5. 3- Éjection d'un neutron et répulsion du noyau d'hélium 4 avec les énergies impliquées.
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08/03/2007
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Panoptik
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current23:47, 28 November 2009Thumbnail for version as of 23:47, 28 November 2009532 × 582 (9 KB)Wondigoma (cleanup)
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14:53, 3 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 14:53, 3 August 2007553 × 613 (43 KB)Panoptik (ditto)
14:53, 3 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 14:53, 3 August 2007553 × 613 (43 KB)Panoptik (fix some spacing)
14:45, 3 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 14:45, 3 August 2007592 × 636 (43 KB)Panoptik (fix neutron font)
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