1133. 光子生成原子炉による直接発電

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Conventional nuclear reactors converge energy produced by fission to thermal energy of point nuclei, and subsequently to electric power by means of turbines. The conversion efficiency of fission energy to electric power in these systems has not yet gone beyond thirty-odd percent, and almost all applications are restricted to power generation. On the other hand, the collision theory since Rutherford's study indicates that the energy of a charged particle is transferred preferably to an electron with light mass by collision, except for the case of a low velocity charged particle where energy is transferred to a point nucleus with heavy mass. By using electrodynamics this paper shows the possibility that energy of a fission fragment can be transferred preferably to an electron in an atom such as rare gas by collision, and that the emitted energy of a secondary electron is transferred preferably to an electron in a rare gas atom by excitation caused by the collision. Thus, as a result of the photon emission from excited electrons in the rare gas, nuclear energy can be converted to photon energy. The photon energy emitted and the transition probability are derived by the first-principle electronic state analysis. Applications of this technology may possibly lead to the construction of new and various photoindustries.