On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 1:54 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: To put it in simple terms, the presence of the spectator nucleus provides > the > 4He, something to "push off" against, like a swimmer pushing off against > the end > of the pool. The spectator nucleus also gets some of the kinetic energy, > IOW it > moves away a little when pushed. >
It reminds me of the action of a bullet against the rear part of the chamber of a gun. One implication appears to be that you would see 4He traveling twice as fast in a given direction near where a reaction has taken place than you would in normal d+d plasma fusion. It is easy to get an intuitive sense of how the fusion would play out and how there would be no gamma. I wonder why this lead is not pursued further. Eric
