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Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by buddhasystem
Right. Only when the 2 meet do they annihilate. I remember hearing a story years ago, possibly an urban myth, that the Russians had some antimatter contained in a magnetic concrete bunker somewhere. If they were to turn they equipment off, then the antimatter would be released and things would...get scary quickly.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
reply to post by LightSpeedDriver
No, what I meant was you have to operate magnetic traps to collect anti-p, and also the actual apparatus that collects and holds them, and that would take energy. Trapped anti-p won't annihilate with anything if held in a magnetic trap.
Originally posted by loveguy
Could some of the stuff taken from Tesla's theories be incorporated in this fashion?
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by loveguy
Could some of the stuff taken from Tesla's theories be incorporated in this fashion?
Why? And what theories?
Originally posted by loveguy
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by loveguy
Could some of the stuff taken from Tesla's theories be incorporated in this fashion?
Why? And what theories?
Hi,
well, some of Tesla's stuff got hushed, so I don't know exactly what it is I am referring to.
Originally posted by LightSpeedDriver
reply to post by buddhasystem
Right. Only when the 2 meet do they annihilate. I remember hearing a story years ago, possibly an urban myth, that the Russians had some antimatter contained in a magnetic concrete bunker somewhere. If they were to turn they equipment off, then the antimatter would be released and things would...get scary quickly.
Originally posted by buddhasystem
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Only a handful of anti-particles and anti-atoms have been created in labs so far as we know.
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As the radioisotope undergoes positron emission decay (also known as positive beta decay), it emits a positron, an antiparticle of the electron with opposite charge. The emitted positron travels in tissue for a short distance (typically less than 1 mm, but dependent on the isotope), during which time it loses kinetic energy, until it decelerates to a point where it can interact with an electron. The encounter annihilates both electron and positron, producing a pair of annihilation (gamma) photons moving in approximately opposite directions.