On Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 8:49 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: Bottom line: As far as nuclear reactions are concerned, I would expect D to > produce mostly 4He, and H to produce mostly transmutation reactions. >
Yes -- I have no reason to disagree with this. I was addressing specifically the multiples of 2 D and 3 D that some believe have been identified in transmutations (i.e., Z=+4, Z=+6, Z=+8, but not Z=+2.). One thing that could be happening is that the when there is a capture of a single deuteron (assuming this is what is going on), the daughter is short-lived in the case of the specific isotopes under investigation, and either another capture will bring the nuclide up to a delta of Z=+4, or else the daughter will decay into something else. The reason I do not like simultaneous capture of 2 or 3 D at a single instant in time is that it seems to me much less likely. I still think Ed's reasoning is doubtful and that simultaneous capture is not the first thing I would assume. Eric
