Colliding beam fusion reactor,computer artwork. This is one design for a nuclear fusion reactor that could be used for producing power. The reactor is cylindrical in shape,and powerful magnetic fields contain a high-temperature plasma (ionised gas,pink). Two beams of ions are fired into this reactor,one of protons (red,upper left) and one of boron-11 nuclei (red/blue,upper right). Neutrons are blue here. The magnetic compression of the gas allows these to fuse into helium-4 nuclei (left and right),with the production of energy. This reaction is advantageous as it does not produce neutrons,which can be damaging to the reactor and nearby humans | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Jensen, Mikkel Juul |
Taille de l’image : | 2938 px × 2160 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
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