This Physics Conundrum Stumped Fictional Scientists. Real Scientists Just Solved It.

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Dark-matter particles called axions could arise in the sun. Now there are suggestions to detect these enigmatic particles in nuclear fusion reactors on Earth.

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One study shows that intense fusion neutron flows could generate particles from the “dark sector” in measurable amounts. The idea, mentioned as a joke in the popular television series “The Big Bang Theory”, now has theoretical backing and detailed calculations.

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In the sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" two physicists fail to produce exotic particles in a fusion reactor – a running gag that was scientifically long considered unrealistic. This fictional problem has now inspired real physics. A research team led by Jure Zupan of the University of Cincinnati has developed a theoretical approach that shows under which conditions fusion reactors could actually produce axions or axion-like particles. What began as …