Byproducts of Fusion

• 4H  He + Energy

  • Details are complicated (conservation of charge, energy, number of leptons)
  • One possible first step:
    • H1 + H1  1H2 + e+ + ν
    • p + p  pn + e+ + ν
    • e+ = positron, ν = NEUTRINO

• Net Result of Chain of Steps

  • 4H + He + gamma ray photons + neutrinos

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