In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Sun, 15 Dec 2019 12:58:21 +0100: Hi, [snip] >A LENR reaction producing 4-He (alpha) from D*-D* does not emit kinetic >alphas as there is no momentum available. All nuclear magnetic flux is >symmetric! >Only in a case where e.g. 3-He 3-H would be produced out of D*-D* there >can be a "small" kinetic part.
1) Bob was talking about fast alphas. That doesn't necessarily mean that he was thinking of the D*-D* reaction. 2) D*-D* -> He4 would indeed have a momentum problem, if it happened in isolation. However if momentum can be exchanged with another nucleus then fast alphas would be possible. 3) Another possibility for the D*-D* reaction is that fast electrons carry away the energy since the "shrunken" electrons are "available". 4) In 3-He & 3-H cases, if there is only a "small" kinetic part, then where does the majority of the energy go to? Note that the kinetic energy in *hot* fusion is well known. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success
