In the case of boron-10 reacting with a virtual neutron, this would be closer to fission than fusion, if we wanted to be precise - and also is lower in energy than the reaction of boron with a real neutron (which is over 1 MeV heavier than a proton). If the "virtual neutron" is a form of spillover with a deflated electron, or a maxed-out hydino, then the reactive particle could be lower in mass yet.
This is getting somewhere ... but ... Can such a reaction be hidden from sophisticated gamma detection, that is the question? ... i.e. for whether or not this could be applicable to the Rossi effect. On the plus side - the ash might be helium and lithium-6 (instead of lithium-7) and the gain is more evenly split between the two. The crux of the situation is that if the boron layer (of an E-Cat reactor) is ever tested for isotopes (NOT the nickel itself) and helium is indeed found in the boron, then "boron fission" becomes a prime candidate for gain instead of nickel transmutation. There would be no residual radioactivity expected in boron fission. BTW the appearance of the E-Cats is distinguished by black gunk - which could be a result of the flux used to braze the tubes ... OR ... possibly related to leakage of boron during fabrication, which is black in coloration and often comes mixed with carbon anyway. One final note (even further afield) is that The Boron-10 isotope is excellent for capturing thermal neutrons but only about 20% of the natural element. 80% is 11-B. The worldwide nuclear industry routinely enriches natural boron to nearly pure 10-B, and the less-valuable by-product, depleted boron, is almost a giveaway item ... but a hack inventor might not appreciate this, if he were not trained in nuclear physics. And ... if he were the luckiest man on earth :-) which would be the case if the "virtual neutron" were discovered to work especially well with 11-B, instead of 10-B; then the yield could be 3 alphas. Three alphas, when forming at low net enthalpy - could be in the range where secondary bremsstrahlung would be completely hidden from view (way under 200 keV) but that is far from clear.... ... worth mentioning, however, since it will give Robin a nice segue to expound on how a hydrino + 11-B could be the ideal kind of nuclear reaction - which would escape gamma detection for the most part, and yet have a good yield with no residual radioactivity and no other indicia either. Geeze, it is almost a "designer reaction" ... but that does not improve the long odds ... Jones
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