Re: [HBP] Technovelgy: H. Beam Piper
dbernat 14 Dec 2025 18:37 UTC
Jon Crocker wrote:
> Interesting! I was looking down the list and saw the entry for
> "neutron disruption blaster" and the summary said "Beam pistol which
> splits neutrons into protons and electrons, releasing enormous
> energy."
>
> I didn't think that was right, but when I googled "what happens when
> you split neutrons" I got a bunch of entries on the bog-standard
> nuclear fission.
Where does the neutron disruption take place? Within the blaster,
leading to a beam of radiation? Or at the target?