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[Excidium Planetis]

See Excidium's ridiculous nukebullets for why they are best used as catalysts.

Nuke-bul...

Anyway, it only takes a gram of antimatter and a gram of matter to create a Hiroshima-sized explosion. Theoretically, I could have nuke-bullets (but I don't, because that would be fucking stupid) as well as brick-sized nukes. One microgram, produced over the course of about an hour using contemporary Mecharussian antimatter-harvesting technology, should be all that's required for a decently-powerful concussion grenade.

Antimatter Initialized MicroFusion rounds are currently in development by Perelandran Armaments. The rounds are 15mm×100mm (or something) rocket propelled rounds fired from a specially constructed sniper rifle. The rounds contain a microgram of antimatter in a very small Penning trap and a gram (maybe more, I have to check again) of nuclear fuel mixture (1 part Uranium-235, 9 parts Deuterium). Upon detonation, the antimatter is fired into the Uranium, which undergoes fission thanks to the release of energy from the antimatter annihilation, and that triggers a fusion reaction in the deuterium. The result is a 95 ton (TNT equivalent) warhead in a small package. Comparison strength-wise is a modern fuel-air bomb.

[Vistora]

Nuke-bul...

Anyway, it only takes a gram of antimatter and a gram of matter to create a Hiroshima-sized explosion. Theoretically, I could have nuke-bullets (but I don't, because that would be fucking stupid) as well as brick-sized nukes. One microgram, produced over the course of about an hour using contemporary Mecharussian antimatter-harvesting technology, should be all that's required for a decently-powerful concussion grenade.

Antimatter Initialized MicroFusion rounds are currently in development by Perelandran Armaments. The rounds are 15mm×100mm (or something) rocket propelled rounds fired from a specially constructed sniper rifle. The rounds contain a microgram of antimatter in a very small Penning trap and a gram (maybe more, I have to check again) of nuclear fuel mixture (1 part Uranium-235, 9 parts Deuterium). Upon detonation, the antimatter is fired into the Uranium, which undergoes fission thanks to the release of energy from the antimatter annihilation, and that triggers a fusion reaction in the deuterium. The result is a 95 ton (TNT equivalent) warhead in a small package. Comparison strength-wise is a modern fuel-air bomb.

We use antimatter as a primary for our pure-fusion orbital nukes. Though it doesn't ameliorate the radiative neutron flux, it does away with the far dirtier aspects of utilizing fissile material in a bomb.

[Vistora]

Uhhhhhhh... no? Define "efficient". The primary product of hadron annihilations are gamma rays and mesons, which are unstable and further degenerate into a bunch of other shit (that's the scientific term).

As for your comments on the strong force, I'm assuming that you're talking about the mass-generating inter-quark binding energies that result from it. Yes, a lot of energy resides within these bonds, and I suppose that, ultimately, ou would certainly derive a lot more energy from a single hadron annihilation than a lepton annihilation. The trade-off is that it takes more energy to produce.

And if I weren't struggling enough, I haven't a clue what you mean by "salvage".

Efficiency: achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

Electron-positron annihilation would be wasted expense, since both of the particles would be effectively converted to equal energy, and not the equivalent particles or more to conduct more reactions. If one future civilization has the ability to construct hadronic attractors through the utilization of negative quark charges compared to those of normal hadron flavours, then they need little use for hadron production.

Remember, we are not talking about the Earth in 2015 A.D, we are talking about civilizations with technological progress surpassing possibly thousands of years of modern postulation and research. Seemingly impossible things in the modern world of normal & quantum physics may become an undisclosed reality in the future.

Salvage = re-utilization of hadron particles. Such a strong force between each other with stick them close together, but with an "uber tech" as I said, a civilization can find a way to counteract the sticking with another utilization; possibly invoking annihilation.

EDIT: ayy mang, don't get on my sheit, im investing in astrochem rn and not astrophysics because math is ass

Matter-antimatter annihilation is not like a nuclear chain reaction; you don't use it to catalyze more reactions. When two hadrons, matter and antimatter, annihilate, the product is typically photons and mesons. Since mesons are unstable, and further degenerate into leptons, there's no point in trying to capture them, so I'm still not sure what you mean by "salvaging" when there's nothing to salvage.

Also, be very careful with your nomenclature. In QM, "flavor" is already taken.

Honestly, you seem to be throwing words around with only a basic understanding of their meaning.

[Blakullar]

Nuke-bul...

Anyway, it only takes a gram of antimatter and a gram of matter to create a Hiroshima-sized explosion. Theoretically, I could have nuke-bullets (but I don't, because that would be fucking stupid) as well as brick-sized nukes. One microgram, produced over the course of about an hour using contemporary Mecharussian antimatter-harvesting technology, should be all that's required for a decently-powerful concussion grenade.

Antimatter Initialized MicroFusion rounds are currently in development by Perelandran Armaments. The rounds are 15mm×100mm (or something) rocket propelled rounds fired from a specially constructed sniper rifle. The rounds contain a microgram of antimatter in a very small Penning trap and a gram (maybe more, I have to check again) of nuclear fuel mixture (1 part Uranium-235, 9 parts Deuterium). Upon detonation, the antimatter is fired into the Uranium, which undergoes fission thanks to the release of energy from the antimatter annihilation, and that triggers a fusion reaction in the deuterium. The result is a 95 ton (TNT equivalent) warhead in a small package. Comparison strength-wise is a modern fuel-air bomb.

Now that makes far more sense than what I was thinking of when 'nuke-bullets' came to mind, which was a minigun-type weapon firing bullets with the explosive power of a nuclear warhead...

I actually have a similar prototype weapon in my headcanon, though the 'bullets' are actually rather smaller and each 'rocklet' has instead the explosive power of a rocket-propelled grenade.

[Singaporean Transhumans]

fuck this

guided laser pulses are the future

[Vistora]

fuck this

guided laser pulses are the future

Sounds wanky. Unless the laser is only the guidance system itself, why the hell would it need to be guided?

[Maljaratas]

fuck this

guided laser pulses are the future

Sounds wanky. Unless the laser is only the guidance system itself, why the hell would it need to be guided?

So it can turn corners.

[Vistora]

Sounds wanky. Unless the laser is only the guidance system itself, why the hell would it need to be guided?

So it can turn corners.

So what can turn corners?

[Vistora]

Nuke-bul...

Anyway, it only takes a gram of antimatter and a gram of matter to create a Hiroshima-sized explosion. Theoretically, I could have nuke-bullets (but I don't, because that would be fucking stupid) as well as brick-sized nukes. One microgram, produced over the course of about an hour using contemporary Mecharussian antimatter-harvesting technology, should be all that's required for a decently-powerful concussion grenade.

Antimatter Initialized MicroFusion rounds are currently in development by Perelandran Armaments. The rounds are 15mm×100mm (or something) rocket propelled rounds fired from a specially constructed sniper rifle. The rounds contain a microgram of antimatter in a very small Penning trap and a gram (maybe more, I have to check again) of nuclear fuel mixture (1 part Uranium-235, 9 parts Deuterium). Upon detonation, the antimatter is fired into the Uranium, which undergoes fission thanks to the release of energy from the antimatter annihilation, and that triggers a fusion reaction in the deuterium. The result is a 95 ton (TNT equivalent) warhead in a small package. Comparison strength-wise is a modern fuel-air bomb.

I think that these nukebullets are, especially compared to some other FT weapon conceptions, fairly sound, but there are still some critical details to account for. First of all, I seriously doubt that a small piece of uranium releases enough radiation to power a penning trap with the size and sophistication to confine antimatter for long-term use, then accelerate it with enough precision to initiate and sustain nuclear fission.

Moving on, the amount of U-235 you have in each bullet is far, far below the critical mass, so much so that no amount of compression wankery can make up the difference.

[The Transcended Darkness]

fuck this

guided laser pulses are the future

Weaponised nanobots are better.

[The Unhallowed City]

So it can turn corners.

So what can turn corners?

It makes me throw up in my mouth a little, but I think he means the lasers.

[New Frenco Empire]

>jumps on thread
>so many sciencey words
>jumps off thread

[The Unhallowed City]

>jumps on thread
>so many sciencey words
>jumps off thread

If necessary, I can plunge the LoM into Eldritch bullshit.

[Vistora]

So what can turn corners?

It makes me throw up in my mouth a little, but I think he means the lasers.

Fucking Christ I hope not.

fuck this

guided laser pulses are the future

Weaponised nanobots are better.

No. Fuk ur Drexlerian wankery.

[Gigaverse]

>jumps on thread
>so many sciencey words
>jumps off thread

If necessary, I can plunge the LoM into Eldritch bullshit.

squid

[The Unhallowed City]

If necessary, I can plunge the LoM into Eldritch bullshit.

squid

[Blakullar]

>jumps on thread
>so many sciencey words
>jumps off thread

*catches Frenco by scruff of neck*

Oh, no you don't! You have a Hammerfall post to make before I can let you go. (There is a reason I've been holding back on Red Planet as of late!)

[Vistora]

>jumps on thread
>so many sciencey words
>jumps off thread

*catches Frenco by scruff of neck*

Oh, no you don't! You have a Hammerfall post to make before I can let you go. (There is a reason I've been holding back on Red Planet as of late!)

Did you see my missive on Autocratic Britain in the games?

[New Frenco Empire]

>jumps on thread
>so many sciencey words
>jumps off thread

*catches Frenco by scruff of neck*

Oh, no you don't! You have a Hammerfall post to make before I can let you go. (There is a reason I've been holding back on Red Planet as of late!)

Unless you want a short, shitty post littered with autocorrected abortions, you'll have to wait another day or so; I don't have PC access. Mom needed my laptop to "research IRS bullshit" the past few days.

[Vistora]

*catches Frenco by scruff of neck*

Oh, no you don't! You have a Hammerfall post to make before I can let you go. (There is a reason I've been holding back on Red Planet as of late!)

Unless you want a short, shitty post littered with autocorrected abortions, you'll have to wait another day or so; I don't have PC access. Mom needed my laptop to "research IRS bullshit" the past few days.

[Blakullar]

*catches Frenco by scruff of neck*

Oh, no you don't! You have a Hammerfall post to make before I can let you go. (There is a reason I've been holding back on Red Planet as of late!)

Did you see my missive on Autocratic Britain in the games?

Yes, I did. I'll give him until Friday to make a post before I (literally) write him off.

*catches Frenco by scruff of neck*

Oh, no you don't! You have a Hammerfall post to make before I can let you go. (There is a reason I've been holding back on Red Planet as of late!)

Unless you want a short, shitty post littered with autocorrected abortions, you'll have to wait another day or so; I don't have PC access. Mom needed my laptop to "research IRS bullshit" the past few days.

Ah, fair enough. Though, to be honest with you, that raises questions as to why it would take so long to do tax research, especially with the Internet...

[Vistora]

Did you see my missive on Autocratic Britain in the games?

Yes, I did. I'll give him until Friday to make a post before I (literally) write him off.

I TGed him as well, so if he doesn't respond it's almost certainly due to absence.

[Autem Galacticus Nexum]

Efficiency: achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.

Electron-positron annihilation would be wasted expense, since both of the particles would be effectively converted to equal energy, and not the equivalent particles or more to conduct more reactions. If one future civilization has the ability to construct hadronic attractors through the utilization of negative quark charges compared to those of normal hadron flavours, then they need little use for hadron production.

Remember, we are not talking about the Earth in 2015 A.D, we are talking about civilizations with technological progress surpassing possibly thousands of years of modern postulation and research. Seemingly impossible things in the modern world of normal & quantum physics may become an undisclosed reality in the future.

Salvage = re-utilization of hadron particles. Such a strong force between each other with stick them close together, but with an "uber tech" as I said, a civilization can find a way to counteract the sticking with another utilization; possibly invoking annihilation.

EDIT: ayy mang, don't get on my sheit, im investing in astrochem rn and not astrophysics because math is ass

Matter-antimatter annihilation is not like a nuclear chain reaction; you don't use it to catalyze more reactions.

Never said that. Would be nice to highlight where that was said.

When two hadrons, matter and antimatter, annihilate, the product is typically photons and mesons.

I was talking about specific hadrons called baryons and mesons.

Since mesons are unstable, and further degenerate into leptons, there's no point in trying to capture them,

Yes there is; to utilize the hadronic decay and the resulting expulsion of energy.

So I'm still not sure what you mean by "salvaging" when there's nothing to salvage.

The particles themselves.

Also, be very careful with your nomenclature. In QM, "flavor" is already taken.

I am not talking about quarks, nor am I talking to a presidium of professors.

Honestly, you seem to be throwing words around with only a basic understanding of their meaning.

Kind of wrong with that scaling of assertion.

[Autem Galacticus Nexum]

Also, light can technically bend without the use of extensive ultramirrors for FT wars, through the usage of a counteracting gravity well. So, with having guided lasers, you must first fire a projectile that has a strong-but-small gravity well radius, that it can move on its own.

[Maljaratas]

So what can turn corners?

It makes me throw up in my mouth a little, but I think he means the lasers.

I did, but I was not being serious