arges them so the magnets never fail.”
“And if the field fails?”
“The obvious. The antimatter falls out of suspensionhits the bottom
see an annihilation.”
Langdon’s ears pricked up. “Annih
Vittori
destroy
Lang
“It is nature’s simplest reaction. A particle of matter and a particle of antim
to release two new particles-called photons. A photon is effectively a tiny puff of light.”
Langdon had read about photons-light particles-the purest form of energy. He decided to
refrain from asking about Captain Kirk’s use of photon torpedoes against the
“So if the antimatter fallswe see a tiny puff of light?”
Vittoria shrugged. “Depends what you call tiny. Herelet me demonstrate.” She reached
for the canister and start
Without warningKohler let out a cry of terror and lunged forwardknock
away. “Vittoria [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]! Are you insane [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!”
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K ohlerincrediblywas standing for a momentteetering on two withered legs. His
face was white with fear. “Vitto
Langdon watchedbewildered by the director’s sudden panic.
“Five hundred nanograms [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]!” Kohler said. “If you break the magnetic field-”
“Director” Vittoria assured“it’s perfectly safe. Every trap has a failsafe-a back-up
battery in case it is removed from its recharger. Theyilai:
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