I wrote: Assuming for the moment that the 40 MeV/4He result is solid and can be > reliably replicated, and going with helium as a predominant non-radiative > byproduct, what does this say about the reactions involved? Does it mean > that there would need to be more than helium generation, or is there a way > to work out helium generation that produces this level of energy? >
To answer my own question (using what you've already hinted at): One way to get at this figure would be to allow a large amount of the helium to escape. Then it would seem like the residue was responsible for the entire balance of the heat, when in fact some of it resulted from escaped helium. Eric
