Nuclear fusion on Wikipedia, no gamma radiation

[thekohser]

Does anyone find it amusing that the Wikipedia article about Nuclear fusion (T-H-L) contains no mention of gamma rays or gamma radiation? I don't know enough about physics to be certain that this is an amusing nuance, but I do know that I find it amusing.

[Sweet Revenge]

Does anyone find it amusing that the Wikipedia article about Nuclear fusion (T-H-L) contains no mention of gamma rays or gamma radiation? I don't know enough about physics to be certain that this is an amusing nuance, but I do know that I find it amusing.

It's maybe a little amusing, but the article does talk about x-ray emission in fusion reaction, and the distinction between x-rays and gamma rays is fuzzy. It's more usual to call them gamma rays when they come out of a fusion reaction, it's true, but it's not wrong to call them x-rays. Also, it correctly shows photons, labelled as gamma rays, in the CNO cycle reaction image here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CNO_Cycle.svg and in the proton-proton chain image here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FusionintheSun.svg , both of which are in the article. So meh, I guess...

[Zoloft]

Does anyone find it amusing that the Wikipedia article about Nuclear fusion (T-H-L) contains no mention of gamma rays or gamma radiation? I don't know enough about physics to be certain that this is an amusing nuance, but I do know that I find it amusing.

There are nuances in nomenclature among physicists. 'Ionizing radiation' is used in the community for this particular case. Go ahead and insert 'gamma radiation' if you want to see a prolonged edit war.
It's one of those edge cases where you wouldn't be incorrect, and popular use of the term would guarantee that lay editors would revert any change.

[Anroth]

Clearly we need an expert like Bruce Banner to step up and fill in the gaps...

[Sweet Revenge]

Clearly we need an expert like Bruce Banner to step up and fill in the gaps...

The Hulk doesn't seem to approve of Jimmy Wales, though... at least the Design Hulk! http://twitter.com/DESIGNHULK/status/7822959175536640

[iii]

Does anyone find it amusing that the Wikipedia article about Nuclear fusion (T-H-L) contains no mention of gamma rays or gamma radiation? I don't know enough about physics to be certain that this is an amusing nuance, but I do know that I find it amusing.

Though others have pointed out the article does mention gamma rays in an oblique fashion, I note that the article also doesn't directly mention beta rays or beta radiation either. These are byproducts, though, and so it's probably not that amusing, maybe only indicative of slightly uneven coverage.