There is a second or two delay from the time of increased heat production and the production of radiation. A facto-fusion event would produce the simultaneous onset of the heat/radiation occurrence.
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:25 PM, Bob Higgins <[email protected]> wrote: > I would be hesitant to ascribe a transient radiation detection as > necessarily due to LENR. When the reactor exploded, there could have been > fracto-fusion which is known to produce a pulse of neutrons. Also, when > the tube exploded, it shattered the silicon carbide heater that they were > using, no doubt momentarily creating an electrical plasma as the AC source > arc'ed over the initial fracture. Such an electromagnetic anomaly could > have induced an error in the reading. There are lots of other > possibilities, and LENR is just one of them. > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There must be a some sort of reaction component to this explosion because >> the gamma counter when wild for a few seconds. Gammas are produced by >> nuclear causes. >> >> On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Bob Higgins <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Ryan confirmed that the tube used was of the original Dogbone design >>> with a 4mm ID and a 6.35mm (1/4") OD. This has a wall thickness of only >>> 1.18mm compared to Parkhomov's 2.5mm wall thickness. For the strength of >>> the tube used, the amount of LiAlH4 inserted was just too much. >>> >>> Fortunately they were all behind a safety shield. This should be a >>> lesson to all replicators. >>> >>> Bob Higgins >>> >>>
