On Sat, Sep 20, 2014 at 7:40 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
However, all reactions of nickel with a proton result in a > radioactive isotope with a half-life which is long enough for it to have > been seen. This kind of hot isotope is not reported in any study of the > Rossi reactor - but his proponents are hoping that the TIP2 report will > find > evidence of copper transmutation. > I don't think anyone here has been advocating for proton capture for a while. Robin might still like the idea in connection with shrunken hydrogen, for in that case the ejected electron can fill in for the gamma and carry the momentum. I've personally run with the idea of proton capture in the past, but have stepped away from it. Perhaps you're referring to proponents in other forums? This elegant possibility of a gainful reaction in which stable nickel > converts to stable nickel, giving up energy, is why my prediction for the > Mizuno presentation in November is to suggest that they will see a relative > decrease in Ni58 and a relative increase in Ni60. > The nickel to nickel idea seems very promising. I doubt there is deuteron capture, because if there is deuteron capture, there is probably proton capture as well, along with all of the nasty gammas. This is what is leading me to deuterium stripping -- e.g., 60Ni(d,p)61Ni. Here the neutron is stripped off of the deuteron and added to the nickel, and the proton flies in the other direction, rather than there being a full capture. Eric
