A1_5 Atomising Death Ray

Authors

  • Peter Dodd
  • Alex Webb
  • Tomas Sukaitis
  • Martyn Bayliss
  • Fraser Kettle

Abstract

This report examines the weapons commonly found in science fiction movies which are able to completely atomise a human being, leaving nothing visible behind. To atomise a human body, this report uses the approximation that every bond connecting their atoms must be broken simultaneously. The energy required from such a device is found to be ~3.75 GJ and it is found that it would require 11.06 mg of Deuterium-Tritium to undergo fusion to provide this energy. It is also found that targets will glow deep violet in the visible spectrum shot.

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Published

29-11-2011

How to Cite

Dodd, P., Webb, A., Sukaitis, T., Bayliss, M., & Kettle, F. (2011). A1_5 Atomising Death Ray. Physics Special Topics, 10(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2009