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If you set up a proton beam, intersected the proton beam with an electron beam, and made sure the electron beam (or possibly the proton beam) was high enough energy to compensate for the missing electron anti-neutrino, could you produce a neutron beam?
Could the neutron beam then be used to induce fission in U235 or some other fissile material (or possible a non-fissile material)?
I've heard "cross sections" of particles make it difficult to produce collisions, so I'm wondering how feasible of an idea this would be. (Statistically, would they combine often enough to make it worth it in terms of energy released?) I know induced fission is physically possible, however, would you get a greater amount of energy from the fission than energy required to generate the fission when all variables are then accounted for? (I'm guessing if that were the case, we'd already have applications for it.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium-235
I've drawn a figure to help describe the basic idea, please see the attached file.
Could the neutron beam then be used to induce fission in U235 or some other fissile material (or possible a non-fissile material)?
I've heard "cross sections" of particles make it difficult to produce collisions, so I'm wondering how feasible of an idea this would be. (Statistically, would they combine often enough to make it worth it in terms of energy released?) I know induced fission is physically possible, however, would you get a greater amount of energy from the fission than energy required to generate the fission when all variables are then accounted for? (I'm guessing if that were the case, we'd already have applications for it.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium-235
I've drawn a figure to help describe the basic idea, please see the attached file.
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