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Helium and Carbon Isotopic Signatures of Thermal Spring Gases in Southeast Yunnan, China

Helium and neon isotopic compositions indicate that helium originates from the crust with minor addition of mantle 3He (~5%). Carbon isotopes reflect mixing between limestone and sedimentary sources. Low 3He/4He ratios result from the dilution of crustal radiogenic 4He and … Continue reading

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Unraveling The Processes That Power The Sun

The Borexino experiment announces the first detection of neutrinos from a secondary cycle that fuels our closest star. The sun is powered by nuclear fusion, a process through which hydrogen is converted into helium, emitting large amounts of energy. A … Continue reading

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H-mode Operation in Helium Plasma with Tungsten Divertor and Low Input Torque in EAST

To support the ITER early non-nuclear operational phase, recent Helium experiments have been investigated intensively in the superconducting tokamak EAST equipped with ITER-like Tungsten divertor, under the condition of low injected torque. This paper demonstrates experimental observations from these experiments. … Continue reading

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Solid Helium as a Nontraditional Energy Source

The results of quantum-chemical calculations of helium atoms in strong and superstrong magnetic fields are described. The calculations showed the possibility of transferring helium atoms to superstable states with the release of a huge amount of energy, provided that helium … Continue reading

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Helium Tagging Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy of Reactive Ions

The interrogation of reaction intermediates is key for understanding chemical reactions; however their direct observation and study remains a considerable challenge. Mass spectrometry is one of the most sensitive analytical techniques, and its use to study reaction mixtures is now … Continue reading

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