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Can nuclear weapons explosion produce "neutrino pluse"?
Can nuclear weapons explosion produce "neutrino pluse"?
Can nuclear weapons explosion produce "neutrino pluse"?
clem said:Yes, but neutrinos are completely harmless.
A hydrogen bomb explosion is also of a short duration - again in microseconds. The fusion (mostly d+t, but probably some d+d, assuming a D+T mixture) is initiated by the gamma/X-ray burst from a fission (trigger) explosion.magnetar said:Thank you "Astronuc"^_^
"Hydrogen Bomb" explosion can produce "neutrino pluse" ?
Astronuc said:A "core-collapse supernova" explosion takes place over days, so it is orders of magnitude greater than any thermonuclear explosion humans can achieve.
Thanks for the comment V. In terms of time, I was thinking that the core collapse takes places over days, as opposed to the nuclear reaction (p + e-) which is on the order of seconds. And SNs are enormous.Vanadium 50 said:The neutrino production phase takes around 90 seconds. Neutrinos are produced through the process [itex]p + e^- \rightarrow n + \nu_e[/itex] as the core becomes a neutron star. (That's where the neutrons come from to make a neutron star). This process is negligible in nuclear explosions.
You're absolutely right that the energies in SN are enormous. They are measured in units of 1051 ergs.
Yes, nuclear weapons explosions can produce a burst of neutrinos known as a neutrino pulse. This pulse is caused by the high-energy reactions and collisions that occur during the explosion, which release a large number of neutrinos.
Neutrinos are produced during a nuclear weapons explosion through various processes, such as beta decay, fission, and fusion. These reactions release high-energy particles, including neutrinos, which travel at nearly the speed of light.
No, neutrinos are not harmful during a nuclear weapons explosion. They are highly penetrating particles that can pass through matter without interacting with it. This means that they do not have any significant impact on the explosion or its effects.
Scientists can detect neutrinos from a nuclear weapons explosion using specialized detectors, such as neutrino telescopes or neutrino detectors. These detectors are designed to capture the tiny signals produced when neutrinos interact with matter.
Yes, neutrino pulses can potentially be used to detect clandestine nuclear weapons tests as they are difficult to shield and can travel long distances without being affected. However, this technology is still in its early stages and requires further development before it can be used for this purpose.