In reply to Jeff Berkowitz's message of Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:28:04 -0700:
Hi,
[snip]
>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.
[snip]
The essential difference between WL and the Hydrino approach is that Hydrino
production is *exothermic* while neutron production is *endothermic* (to the
tune of at least 782 keV).
IMO that makes the Hydrino approach far more likely to be correct.
Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk
http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
