> The Maimon theory ignores several facts. > I'm trying to gather as much feedback on Ron's theory as I can, so that I can get his comments. If you see anything, please mention it; I'll include the objections in a followup blog post.
> He proposes that the energy applied to remove an electron from Pd can be > used to lower the Coulomb barrier. > To my knowledge, he's not proposing a lowering of the Coulomb barrier. He's using the Auger process to efficiently convert energy from 20 keV x-rays and ejected K-shell electrons to nearby deuterons. The deuterons then have 20 keV of energy, which is close to the optimal for the d+d fusion cross section in a beam of deuterons, without any lowering of the Coulomb barrier. He is not proposing a process typical of "hot fusion," however -- the byproducts are relatively benign and largely involve heat, x-rays and 4He. I have written up a followup post [1], which discusses some difficulties which were raised in a previous set of vortex-l threads. Please take a look at the post and mention any difficulties that go beyond what has already been included there. Eric [1] http://rolling-balance.blogspot.com/2013/02/ron-maimons-theory-2.html
