"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message
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"Sam Wormley" wrote in message



The Sun's primary energy source is the p-p chain whereby helium is
fused from hydrogen in the core of our sun. Density, pressure and
temperature profiles, solar neutrino (antineutrino) energies and total
radiated energy confirm the standard solar model.

Density, pressure an temperature profiles are measured by analysis
of the Sun's vibration modes, rates, etc.

Thanks for the links. I can't wait until a fusion reaction is set up
that gives off more power than it costs.

Ever heard of the Hydrogen Bomb? That is why it makes such a big BOOM!
(from Fox News)

"In a typical hydrogen bomb, the detonation of a fission bomb compresses and
heats a core of lithium deuteride, lithium combied with the hydrogen isotope
deuterium. The neutrons emitted by the fission reaction strike the lithium
atoms, creating atoms of another hydrogen isotope, tritium. The heat of the
fission reaction begins to fuse the tritium and deuterium atoms, creating
helium along with a large amount of neutrons.

The neutrons created by both the fission and fusion reactions strike a
specially shaped uranium casing, which begins to undergo a fission reaction
of its own, creating still more neutrons, accelerating the fusion reaction
until it all culminates in an enormous explosion."

All this effort creates a weapon that exceeds the power of the fission bomb
(otherwise there is no point in making all that effort), hence it liberates
more energy than it took to create the fusion. Your wait has been over for
many, many years.

I think you perhaps you mean " a *controlled* fusion reaction is set up that
gives off more power than it costs." This is more elusive.

In the case of the sun, the priming fission bomb is not required, since
gravitional collapse provides the energy required to start the reaction.

Let me know when they replicate
a fusion reaction that produces radiation that corresponds with the
sun's spetrum. That'd be a cool trick.

Is this before or after you find out that the Hydrogen Bomb works?

A biblical one too (Just thought I'd throw that one in for the dullards
in sci.geo.earthquakes. Oh I'm so good I laugh at myself!)

So you should. Everyone is laughing at you as well. ;-)

Mark