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Part 1-----------------------------------------
Ok, the site I have just read through is http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/stars_lifedeath.html one. I have a few questions about it.
Firstly, about the fusion of helium into hydrogen...
http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/media/fusion.jpg
It depicts that two Protons fuse to create Deuterium which is a Proton and a Neutron, and that a by-product is a Positron. Does this actually happen?
I don't know if Wiki is reliable for this (Let me know if it's not), but apparently Electron Capture is the process in which a inner electron is pulled into the Nucleus turning one of the Protons into a Neutron.
So then under the right circumstances...
Proton + Proton = Proton + Neutron + Positron + Neutrino
and
Proton + Electron = Neutron?
So not only can a Proton be converted into a Neutron by 'absorbing(?)' a Electron, but by emitting a Positron? (Plus other stuff but i left them out for simplicity sake)
Or is there something I'm missing?
Part 2-----------------------------------------
Seems to me that there are specific masses that make stable particles, and that some particles can be combined to create different particles. The energy is conserved on both sides of the equation with the use of by products like the neutrino; low energy particle, and a photon; low energy wave. I know the gamma ray is a high energy photon, but it has a small energy level in comparison to protons, neutrons and/or electrons.
The confusing bit is how a proton turns into a neutron by emitting a positron and a neutrino.
Proton = Positron + Neutron + Neutrino
Proton + Electron = Neutron + Gamma ray
I don't know why I can't wrap my head around this. It feels like this should fit together perfectly like puzzle pieces.
The only differences between the two equations is that...
the Electron is replaced by the Positron, and thrown on the other side.
and the Neutrino is replace by a Gamma ray
Does a Gamma ray have a similar energy level to that of a Neutrino?
This turned into a bit of a question rant, sorry for making this so long. Does anyone get what I'm trying to understand here?
Ok, the site I have just read through is http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/stars_lifedeath.html one. I have a few questions about it.
Firstly, about the fusion of helium into hydrogen...
http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/stu/media/fusion.jpg
It depicts that two Protons fuse to create Deuterium which is a Proton and a Neutron, and that a by-product is a Positron. Does this actually happen?
I don't know if Wiki is reliable for this (Let me know if it's not), but apparently Electron Capture is the process in which a inner electron is pulled into the Nucleus turning one of the Protons into a Neutron.
So then under the right circumstances...
Proton + Proton = Proton + Neutron + Positron + Neutrino
and
Proton + Electron = Neutron?
So not only can a Proton be converted into a Neutron by 'absorbing(?)' a Electron, but by emitting a Positron? (Plus other stuff but i left them out for simplicity sake)
Or is there something I'm missing?
Part 2-----------------------------------------
Seems to me that there are specific masses that make stable particles, and that some particles can be combined to create different particles. The energy is conserved on both sides of the equation with the use of by products like the neutrino; low energy particle, and a photon; low energy wave. I know the gamma ray is a high energy photon, but it has a small energy level in comparison to protons, neutrons and/or electrons.
The confusing bit is how a proton turns into a neutron by emitting a positron and a neutrino.
Proton = Positron + Neutron + Neutrino
Proton + Electron = Neutron + Gamma ray
I don't know why I can't wrap my head around this. It feels like this should fit together perfectly like puzzle pieces.
The only differences between the two equations is that...
the Electron is replaced by the Positron, and thrown on the other side.
and the Neutrino is replace by a Gamma ray
Does a Gamma ray have a similar energy level to that of a Neutrino?
This turned into a bit of a question rant, sorry for making this so long. Does anyone get what I'm trying to understand here?
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