The Deuterium-Tritium Experiment referred to a fusion reaction in which the light atomic nuclei deuterium and tritium combined under ultrahigh temperature and pressure to form helium nuclei and release energy. It was a light-nucleus fusion reaction that could be artificially achieved on Earth, requiring temperatures far lower than those of nuclear fusion in the sun.
Vincent did not understand the complex principles behind fusion reactions, but as he had just said, he was merely a conjurer. He could create those impossible conditions.
There were currently two technical paths for the Deuterium-Tritium Experiment. One was magnetic confinement using a Tokamak device, and the other was laser-driven inertial confinement.
The European Joint Ring team had adopted the first approach. The necessary conditions were for the plasma temperature to exceed 100 million degrees Celsius, while its density and confinement time had to satisfy nt > 10^20 s/m—equivalent to roughly 31.7 million years on a one-meter length scale.
However, during actual experiments, engineering methods could achieve equivalent conditions over a shorter timescale. That was the preparatory work Raymond had mentioned.
"Over 100 million degrees Celsius..." Vincent lowered his head in thought.
Plasma was the fourth state of matter. It consisted of ionized gas containing free electrons, ions, and neutral particles. It was highly conductive and responded to electromagnetic fields. In simpler terms, it was electric arcs or fusion flames.
Existing technology was sufficient to create temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius, but they could only be maintained for a very short time, and there was still the condition of nt > 10^20 s/m.
Ordinary magical flames were nowhere near hot enough, while Fiendfyre could not be used in experiments because of its cursed nature.
Vincent recalled Dumbledore's battle with Voldemort.
The lightning bolt Dumbledore had used to nearly split Voldemort in half could definitely