In the other thread there is a comment to the effect that this is a
small-scale hot fusion effect ("fractofusion"). My comments would not
apply. Part of the complexity of the field is that there isn't just one
LENR; there are apparently a whole bunch of different phenomena requiring
distinct explanations. The underlying physics of the Ni/light water systems
may have nothing to do with the physics of Pd/Deu systems and so on.
Jeff
On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 5:28 PM, Jeff Berkowitz <pdx...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Widom Larsen postulate that the neutrons are produced when a proton
> captures an electron. The process is endothermic (energy must be supplied
> or it will not occur) so the neutrons initially have extremely low energy
> ("cold"). As a result they are nearly stationary and don't leave the
> material. Also the reaction cross-section with nearby nuclei is high
> leading to a cascade of nuclear effects that product the observed energy.
>
> ymmv
> Jeff
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 2:37 PM, Robert Lynn <
> robert.gulliver.l...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Neutrons are hard to shield and when absorbed can produce radioactive
>> materials. Could this be a potentially killer blow to otherwise safe LENR?
>>
>> Fission reactors typically create up to 10^13 neutrons per cm² per
>> second, and this experiment was only making about 200000 per s, over (I
>> assume) the full 4Pi sphere but was also probably only a few watts of
>> power. If this is a standard feature of LENR and is scaled up to 10's or
>> 100's of kW for transport applications maybe we are looking at more like
>> 10^10 per s will it be ultimately be dangerous? The oil industry will be
>> looking for exactly this sort of flaw to keep themselves in business.
>>
>> Why haven't other researchers seen Neutrons, were they not looking or are
>> they at too low an energy or flux to be easily detected?
>>
>> On 17 August 2012 22:10, Akira Shirakawa <shirakawa.ak...@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> On 2012-08-17 20:39, pagnu...@htdconnect.com wrote:
>>>
>>>> Absolute confirmation of Nuclear Fusion from deuterated titanium using
>>>> shock
>>>> procedure
>>>> - Mark Prelas: 62Million Neutrons within 5 minutes -- Fully reproducible
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm not a theoretician (so please correct me if I'm wrong), but isn't
>>> this *not* predicted by the W-L theory?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> S.A.
>>>
>>>
>>
>
