Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 21

           "Inthepillarbeneaththetrap.Thecanistersarescrewedintoadockingportthatcontinuouslyrechargesthemsothemagnetsneverfail."

           "Andifthefieldfails?"

           "Theobvious.Theantimatterfallsoutofsuspension,hitsthebottomofthetrap,andweseeanannihilation."

           Langdon’searsprickedup."Annihilation?"Hedidn’tlikethesoundofit.

           Vittorialookedunconcerned."Yes.Ifantimatterandmattermakecontact,botharedestroyedinstantly.Physicistscalltheprocess‘annihilation.’"

           Langdonnodded."Oh."

           "Itisnature’ssimplestreaction.Aparticleofmatterandaparticleofantimattercombinetoreleasetwonewparticles—calledphotons.Aphotoniseffectivelyatinypuffoflight."

           Langdonhadreadaboutphotons—lightparticles—thepurestformofenergy.HedecidedtorefrainfromaskingaboutCaptainKirk’suseofphotontorpedoesagainsttheKlingons."Soiftheantimatterfalls,weseeatinypuffoflight?"

           Vittoriashrugged."Dependswhatyoucalltiny.Here,letmedemonstrate."Shereachedforthecanisterandstartedtounscrewitfromitschargingpodium.

           Withoutwarning,Kohlerletoutacryofterrorandlungedforward,knockingherhandsaway."Vittoria!Areyouinsane?"

           

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