Ed, >4.) When the isotopes are H, the nuclear product is still unknown....
Any speculation? My speculation would be D???? On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Edmund Storms <stor...@ix.netcom.com>wrote: > Robin, you need to acknowledge what actually is observed rather than what > you think should happen. We are witnessing a novel process that has > several basic characteristics, which are: > > 1. Hydrogen isotopes can come together in a material to make a fusion > product without emitting the nuclear energy as energetic particles. > 2. When the isotopes are d, the nuclear product is 4He. > 3. When the isotopes are a mixture of H and D, the nuclear product is > tritium. > 4. When the isotopes are H, the nuclear product is still unknown. > 5. When the conditions are suitable for these fusion reactions to occur, > the hydrogen isotope can add to a heavy nucleus to cause transmutation > without emission of energetic particles. > > All of these reactions require a very unique condition that is able to > overcome the Coulomb barrier without application of energy and release the > nuclear energy in small units. This result is in direct contrast to the hot > fusion process. > > You need to ask what process can cause these observed results. Of course, > NO process can be imagined that could not be rejected for some reason. That > is why the claims are not generally accepted. Nevertheless, the behavior > has now been well established as real and needs to be explained. Present > attempts either ignore most observed behavior or use unsupported > assumptions and reach conclusions that can not be tested. Consequently, > discussing these ideas is a waste of time. Nevertheless, the process needs > to be explained. > > I have proposed a process that is consistent with ALL the observed > behavior. I know this because I have actually read most of the published > literature. In addition, I predict behavior that is expected and can be > tested. I can also describe exactly how the e-Cat works based on the model > and how it can be improved. I will discuss this at ICCF-18. Nevertheless, > I find very little interest exists in discussing these ideas here and great > difficultly even getting them published in conventional journals. > Consequently, I have not shown all the evidence or the details of the > process. Instead, I have decided to use my time testing the ideas. If the > tests are successful, then we can talk again. > > Ed > > > > On Jun 17, 2013, at 8:35 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: > > In reply to Eric Walker's message of Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:41:09 -0700: >> Hi, >> [snip] >> >>> Eric, why do you ignore the obvious reaction of D-e-H = tritium? This is >>> the ONLY reaction consistent with all observations. >>> >> >> The ONLY way this reaction will happen is if the electron first combines >> with >> one of the two nuclei to form either one or two neutrons which then >> combine(s) >> with the other nucleus to form T (WL IOW). A concurrent fusion of all >> three >> particles will lead to 3He not T, because the reaction to 3He is a strong >> force >> reaction, and happens "instantaneously", whereas the reaction to T would >> be a >> weak force reaction if it happened at all, which it doesn't because the >> reverse >> weak force reaction is what happens in nature (i.e. T decays the He3). >> Regards, >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.**com/project.html<http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html> >> >> >
