Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Just curious -- are your comments in the context of detecting helium in an > NiH experiment, or in general? > Ni-H may not even produce helium. I wouldn't know. I meant any nuclear reaction that produces helium. The amount is tens of millions of times smaller than spent chemical fuel, so it is very difficult to detect. Early on there was a debate on helium production in PdD, and some > important researchers (Miles, McKubre, etc.) have weighed in on the > question positively. > They produce a lot more energy than this experiment does; they have small, carefully closed cells, and they use various clever techniques to purge atmospheric helium. > In my own reading I got the impression somewhere along the way, though, > that it will be difficult at best to obtain an unequivocal helium signal in > any experiment, for the reasons you mention. > It is difficult, but with some experiments it is relatively easy. Clear, positive results have been obtained. I did not look carefully at the latest Mills report (Glumac's replication), but I have the impression it would be difficult to seal & purge with this device. - Jed
