In reply to David Roberson's message of Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:26:49 -0500 (EST): Hi, [snip] >The local heat energy release is large and can not escape the area except >through diffusion which is a slow process compared to the reaction time >associated with nuclear effects.
If the energy is released in the form of a fast particle, then it does not have to depend on diffusion. A fast particle will rip through a lattice at high speed, leaving a trail of ionized atoms in it's wake. Note that if this fast particle then goes on to trigger other fusion reactions, which also create fast particles, then you get a branching effect, the debris of which looks like an inverted cone. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
