Reply To: NIMBY FUD
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asymmetric_implosionI’m a bit confused by the video and it seems like you are glossing over a few important points in the physics. You mention alpha particles being created in the fusor; are you using D-T fuel or a p-11B fuel? D-D fuel cannot produce 4He in a low pressure environment due to momentum conservations considerations. If you are referring to D-T or p-11B, why does the alpha particle only have 100 keV? Shouldn’t any particles created in the fusion event have their fraction of the change in binding energy (14.1 MeV in D-T) plus the potential difference of 100 keV. In that case, the 100 keV seems pretty small compared to the fusion yield. Could you clarify please?