Fusion - Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source
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| Audience/Grade: | High School Junior -Continuing Education 11-Continuing Education |
| Discipline(s): |
Nuclear Engineering Physics |
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| Learning Resource Type: |
Teaching - Tutorial |
| Media Type: |
Unknown |
| Author(s): |
Robert F Heeter sarah cohen |
| Publisher(s): |
Contemporary Physics Education Project |
| Description: | The fusion process powers the sun and other stars. In a fusion reaction, light nuclei combine, or fuse, to form heavier nuclei. Through fusion reactions, mass energy is converted to kinetic energy as described by Einstein's formula, E = mc^2. This site uses Image-mapped charts and descriptive passages to teach the user about the fusion process. A guided tour through the site is available for beginners and newcomers that will acquaint them with the fundamental principles of fusion reactions. The following topic areas are focused: - Energy Sources and Conversion - Two Important Fusion Reactions - How Fusion Reactions Work - Creating the Conditions for Fusion - Plasmas- the Fourth State of Matter - Achieving Fusion Conditions This site also features links to other Fusion Energy resources on the World Wide Web. |
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| Publication Date: | October 1997 |
| Platform/Format: |
WWW |
| Cost: |
Free |
| Download URL: | http://fusedweb.llnl.gov/CPEP/ |
| Installation Notes: |
larges images of charts can be downloaded from
http://fusedweb.pppl.gov/CPEP/RealChart.html |
| Metadata: |
IEEE LOM Record |
| Collection: |
NEEDS
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