The First Earth-born Star


	The First Earth-born Star

darkduskx

6-7-2009 3:23 PM

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</P><P>The US National Ignition Facility is designed to demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion, a process that could offer abundant clean energy. </p> <P>The lab will kick-start the reaction by focusing 192 giant laser beams on a tiny pellet of hydrogen fuel.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7972865.stm"><DIV class="sih">HOW TO MAKE A STAR ON EARTH
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<DIV class="mva"><DIV class="bull">A pea-sized spherical capsule is filled with fusion fuel</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">This comprises a 150-microgram mix of deuterium and tritium</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">The NIF laser set-up pulses for 20 billionths of a second</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">For that time, it generates about 500 trillion watts</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">That's equivalent to five million million 100-watt light bulbs</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">All the laser power is focused on to the capsule's surface</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">The fuel is compressed to a density 100 times that of lead</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">It is heated to more than 100 million degrees Celsius</DIV>
<DIV class="bull">Under these extreme conditions, fusion is initiated</DIV></DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7972865.stm"><DIV class="sih">FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE
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