Frederick wrote: >> "Might a prolific electron emitter like Lanthanum Hexaboride or >> Cesium Hexaboride serve better?"
Jones wrote: > This is an interesting observation because - beside indicating > that Frederick is a pretty good mind reader - it highlights one of > the significant unanswered questions in the MAHG device. That > being: Is the effect due to emitted (ballsitic) electrons, (or > EVOs) or to a surface effect on the hot tungsten itself. > As Micael Foster indicates, Langmuir and modern-day followers - > would say it is related to a surface effect, but I am not so sure. > Ironically, since the alternative premise which is my working > model does not require actual monatomic hydrogen, but instead > relies on a temporarily bare proton, I lean strongly towards the > ballistic flux of electrons (EVOs) as being the operative > mechanism. > By ironic, what I am suggesting in this alternative view is that > an actual short-lived proton displacement (a geometric > displacement of several anstroms) from a neutral or negatively > charged H2 ion - can occur within a short time frame BUT with > requiring less actual energy input than the normal 4.53 eV which > is required for monatomic hydrogen. IOW the normal explanation of > monatomic hydrogen formation and recombination will NOT be > overunity - and is probably conservative > The "kicker" is the time frame. The displacement is short-lived in > one regard, as the proton returns "home" almost immediately - but > OTOH, this time frame is plenty long in terms of the lifetime of > virtual Ps in our 3-space - and it is the half-potential > (ionization potential) of Ps, the 3.4 eV photon, which is the > ultimate souce of the excess energy. And speaking of "broken > symmetries" don't forget that IF the Fermi scale is > one-dimensional - then "time" is a fiction for that space and does > not operate at all as a restraint. This might seem like a dumb idea, but could such a low work function heated surface be used to dissociate water vapor? Even if it isn't O/U, being able to use heat alone to create hydrogen might be of some use. M. _______________________________________________ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web!
