Talk:Neutrino-ion generator

Fuel for the Asgards' reactors
I dispute the idea that the core would consume neutronium.

THOR: Orilla is rich in neutronium, which is a key element in Asgard technology.

8.01 New Order Part I

So we know that Stargate SG-1's fictional neutronium is behind most of the Asgard technology, but it was never described as a source of energy. More likely, it's part of the hardware.

I offer a few quick thoughts about the possible mechanics behind the neutrino-ion reactor technology in my Gateworld post in the Neutrino Ion Generators - better than ZPMs? thread.

First because while having been presented as a rather tough element, neutronium has never displayed the extremely high (and CoE breaking) energy densities of naqahdah. Secondly because neutrino could refer to various aspects of the reactor's hardware. For example, if ion refers to artificial suns maintained within those reactors, neutrino could refer to the action of capturing the neutrinos produced by the fusion reactions, and exploiting their energy, in addition to the other forms of radiations.

The other problem is the formulation the writers Thor used. He mentions joules, without specifying the time. When you speak about the production capacity of a power source, you use watts, as for power, with one watt = one joule per second. It may also lack the possible reference of density, as x joule per unit of fuel consumer per engine/reactor. Or x joule per unit of volume, the volume being that of the reactor's chamber.