In reply to Jürg Wyttenbach's message of Wed, 3 Jan 2024 02:36:56 +0100: Hi, [snip] >Factually the best update (2009) about sono fusion is given in :: >https://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/StringhamRwhenbubble.pdf > >J.W. Quote from the above paper:
"The initially dense cluster is further compressed and cooled by evaporative surface deuterons of the cluster. These interact with free electrons forming deuterium atoms that surround the cluster. These accelerating free electrons produce an imploding spherical electromagnetic, EM, pulse that squeezes the cluster to fusion densities in less than a picosecond." What accelerating free electrons? A Deuteron leaving the cluster surface will simply drag an electron from the surrounding material to itself on the way out. Why would an EM pulse even form, and even if it did, why would it be spherical and why would such a spherical EM shock wave squeeze the remainder of the cluster? This sounds contrived to me, in an attempt to explain observations with conventional physics, so that other scientists will give the paper some credibility. Furthermore, why not just assume that at least some of the deuterons in the initial jet have sufficient kinetic energy to result in fusion upon impact? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk Buy electric cars and recharge them from solar panels on your roof.
