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Leads to several excellent resources which teach about fusion.
Tutorial with 28 color illustrations and photographs.
An overview of bremsstrahlung (or stopping radiation). From The Particle Detector BriefBook.
The site "allows students and teachers to participate remotely in scientific research at [America's] largest fusion energy laboratory." Requires Java-capable browser and Shockwave plug-in to be able to use the excellent educational modules. Also has an "ask the expert" forum for fusion-related questions.
Simple, concise introductory tutorials about radioactivity and atoms.
Introduction to cross section, an important concept in scattering.
Covers five major application fields: food irradiation, industry, medicine, space, and electricity.
resources for teachers and students; links to a more technical GAT fusion site
Java applet of a basic nuclear power plant. Try to keep the reactor running safely under various failure scenarios.
A comprehensive introduction to nuclear science-- antimatter, beta rays, cosmic radiation, radioactivity, the difference between fission and fusion, and the structure of the nucleus, for starters. Site also provides access to reference and teaching materials and experiments. From Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. Uses frames.
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