Iziteshi zamandla kagesi ze-Fusion ukuze ziphethise amadolobha ethu akusasa

Ukubambisana kwabacwaningi abavela eNyuvesi yaseGothenburg kanye naseNyuvesi yase-Iceland bafunde uhlobo olusha lwe ukuhlangana kwenuzi inqubo ehluke kakhulu kunqubo evamile. I-nuclear fusion iyinqubo lapho ama-athomu ancibilika khona futhi akhiphe amandla. Ngokuhlanganisa ama-athomu amancane namakhulu, amandla angakhululwa. 

Ukuhlanganiswa kwezikhali zenuzi okufundwe abacwaningi kukhiqiza cishe akukho neutron. Kunalokho, ngokushesha futhi esindayo ama-electron zidalwe ngoba ukusabela kususelwa ku-hydrogen esindayo.  

"Lokhu kuyinzuzo enkulu uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinqubo zokuhlanganisa izikhali zenuzi, ezisathuthukiswa kwezinye izikhungo zocwaningo, njengoba ama-neutron akhiqizwa izinqubo ezinjalo angabangela ukushisa okuyingozi," kusho uLeif Holmlid, uProfesa osethathe umhlalaphansi eNyuvesi yaseGothenburg. 

Le nqubo entsha yokuhlanganisa ingenzeka kumareactor amancane kakhulu ahlanganiswa i-hydrogen esindayo. Kubonisiwe ukuthi le nqubo ikhiqiza amandla amaningi kunalokho okudingekayo ukuqala. I-hydrogen enzima ingatholakala nxazonke zethu emanzini avamile. Esikhundleni sokuphatha i-hydrogen enkulu, enemisebe esetshenziselwa ukunika amandla ama-reactor amakhulu, le nqubo ingase iqede izingozi ezihilelekile kule nqubo endala.  

“Inzuzo enkulu yama-electron asindayo asheshayo akhiqizwa inqubo entsha ukuthi lawa ayashajwa futhi angakwazi ukukhiqiza amandla kagesi ngaso leso sikhathi. Amandla kuma-neutron anqwabelana ngobuningi kwezinye izinhlobo zokuhlangana kwe-nuclear kunzima ukuwaphatha ngoba ama-neutron awashajwa. Lawa ma-neutron angamandla amakhulu futhi ayingozi kakhulu ezintweni eziphilayo, kuyilapho ama-electron asheshayo, asindayo enengozi encane kakhulu,” kusho u-Holmlid.  

Ama-reactor amancane nalula angakhiwa ukuze kusetshenziswe la mandla futhi awenze asebenze eziteshini zikagesi ezincane. Ama-electron asheshayo, asindayo abola ngokushesha okukhulu, okuvumela ukukhiqizwa kwamandla asheshayo.