22 May 19
@metal-brain saidMore of a ray grenade, if I'm reading it correctly?
Not exactly the ray guns you see in the movies or cartoons, but you get the idea. You can still die from it.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4049-gamma-ray-weapons-could-trigger-next-arms-race/
22 May 19
@metal-brain saidIf it puts out at least 60 times the energy in, why can it not be used as an energy source and not just weaponry?
Not exactly the ray guns you see in the movies or cartoons, but you get the idea. You can still die from it.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn4049-gamma-ray-weapons-could-trigger-next-arms-race/
22 May 19
@wolfe63 saidI think you get excess energy in the form of gamma rays when you zap I think some Hafnium isotope with low energy x rays. Then the fit hits the shan and it pumps out gamma. Something like that anyway.
What's the physics behind the amplification? Is it explained, even superficially?
I was just thinking if there is 50 or so higher level of energy going out then if we can trap those gamma rays into heat or something we could have a source of energy.
When they say low level of X rays, not sure exactly how much that is. Could it happen with a normal medical X ray machine output? Not sure.