Bob--
How does Parkhomov get a uniform thickness of alumina cement, whatever that is,
between the 2.5mm alumina tube (reactor tube in previous correspondence) and
the alumina dogbone with the electrical heater wires? It may be that I do not
understand the physical arrangement of the various alumina components of the
Parkhomov experiment.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Higgins
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2015 9:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Lithium aluminum thin film and the Kretschmann geometry
Parkhomov's alumina tube has a wall thickness of 2.5mm and then he has 4-8 mm
of alumina cement on top of that. I don't think any 3.6keV photons, if
produced in the reaction, would make it though that mass at a measurable level
above background. Parkhomov uses an SI-8B pancake tube with a large area mica
window. It is probably the one of the most sensitive detectors for that soft
x-ray. That x-ray energy will not make it into an NaI scintillator. The
problem with radiation detection in Parkhomov's setup is that the tube is
placed some distance from the reactor and photons would have to go through even
more material to get to the detector.
On Thu, Jan 1, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote:
Prediction for Parkhomov: if a more sensitive GM meter can be obtained to
look for soft x-rays in the range of 3.6 keV – they will be found. The normal
meter will miss this radiation spectrum.
