For a fusion reaction to take place, the nuclei, which are positively charged, must have enough kinetic energy to overcome their electrostatic force of repulsion. Thermonuclear fusion of deuterium and tritium will produce a helium nucleus and an energetic neutron. This is one basis of the Hydrogen Bomb, which employs a brief, uncontrolled thermonuclear fusion reaction. A great effort is now under way to harness thermonuclear fusion as a source of power. Fusion Bomb A nuclear bomb based on the fusing or burning of light elements.
Fusion bombs use fission bombs for ignition.
The Gadget was built to test the implosion design. It had a yield of 19 kilotons. The electromagnetic radiation of high frequency emitted from nuclei when they decay from excited states. Gamma Rays Electromagnetic radiations of high energy photons, originating in atomic nuclei and accompanying many nuclear reactions. The separation of isotopes by the process of diffusion through a porous barrier.