Yes, good point Robin. BTW, Google is very helpful for this kind of calculations, try Googling: 1e19 MeV per 10 s in kW Michel
2009/12/5 <mix...@bigpond.com> > > In reply to Michel Jullian's message of Sat, 5 Dec 2009 11:02:45 +0100: > Hi, > [snip] > >For instance, the laser > >welding nuclear fusion used by Arata and Zhang was only > >300 watts and generated about 1019 to 1020 particles per 10 > >seconds. > > ...as I believe I have pointed out previously, this has to be wrong. > 1E19 particles / 10 sec = 1E18 / sec. which in turn represents 1E18 reactions > / > sec. If we assume a very modest 1 MeV / nuclear reaction, this equates to a > power of 160 kW, which I very strongly doubt actually happened. > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html >
