From: Bob Cook
Note that the paper says the energy is angular momentum not kinetic energy of the alphas. Angular momentum energy is spin energy. The alphas move away with essentially no kinetic energy normally associated with non-solid state or non-coherent systems Bob, But Norman Cook has not published on high spin nuclei nor does his basic theory go that far - so how can you trust his pronouncement on this important detail? High spin nuclei are well-known in the literature – they are generally heavy nuclei - and helium-4 is NOT one of them, and even if it was, the spin energy is never much more than 1 MeV. Can you find any reference in the literature to angular momentum of any nuclei in excess of 2 MeV? Almost always, the spin converts rapidly into gamma rays – not seen in the dogbone. To me it is absurd for him to suggest, without any reference to the literature or experiment, that so much energy can be carried by an alpha particle as spin energy and then taper off gradually. As you know, I am completely on board with your hypothesis that the gain in this type of reactor could come from spin – just not this much spin coming from nuclear fusion. Furthermore, since x-rays are not seen – the putative high-spin alpha would have to deposit the energy without exception in thousands of perfectly small sequential distributions (ala Hagelstein’s magic phonons) which adds another miracle. That much energy, carried away as angular momentum, is much harder to justify, compared to smaller packets of spin being cohered at Terahertz rates.
