Not exact matches
Stars are powered
by nuclear
fusion,
converting hydrogen into helium in their cores.
There, researchers are working to achieve
fusion by using 192 laser beams in an approach known as indirect - drive, in which the laser light is first
converted into x-rays in a gold enclosure called a hohlraum.
The temperature at its core has been estimated about 15,000,000 K. Energy is produced in its core
by nuclear
fusion,
converts hydrogen atoms and releases huge amounts of energy.
The specific latent heat of
fusion of ice at 0 ºC, for example, is 334 kJ.kg - 1 This means that to
convert 1 kg of ice at 0 ºC to 1 kg of water at 0 ºC, 334 kJ of heat must be absorbed
by the ice.