stripping implies a multiple reaction mechanism where one neutron produced in the first reaction is used by a second reaction.
We would expect to see loads of free neutrons floating around waiting for the second reaction to begin. It looks like there is one monolithic reaction happening where protons turn into neutrons. On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 1:32 PM, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The conundrum is that neutrons are NEVER seen in LENR reactions. How can >> isotopes change without the presence of neutrons, The total lack of >> neutrons is an important dot to be connected. >> > > Yes -- good point. I'm thinking not of neutron capture from a swarm of > free neutrons (a la W-L), but of neutron-stripping reactions via the > Oppenheimer-Phillips process, where a neutron is stripped from deuterium. > > Eric > >
