On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:55 PM, a.ashfield <[email protected]> wrote:
For comparison, Rossi stated his current theory in a recent interview. > > "“My theory is that a proton from a hydrogen atom enters, by the quantum > tunneling effect, into a nucleus of Li-7 (i.e., a lithium nucleus of atomic > weight 7), forming a nucleus of Be-8 (i.e., a beryllium nucleus of atomic > weight 8), which then decays in a few seconds into two alpha particles > (helium nuclei), accompanied with the release of significant nuclear > energy." > Here are relevant reactions (I think my script is working now!): $ python scripts/reactions.py "H+Li" d + 6Li → p + 7Li + 5027 keV n-transfer, stable d + 6Li → 2·4He + 22373 keV stable, α p + 7Li → 2·4He + 17346 keV stable, α p + 6Li → 3He + 4He + 4020 keV stable, α d + 6Li → p + t + 4He + 2559 keV n-transfer, t, α, →β- d + 6Li → t + 5Li + 593 keV n-transfer, t, →p, →β- d + 7Li → 4He + 5He + 14387 keV α, →n d + 6Li → 3He + 5He + 1060 keV →n d + 7Li → ɣ + 9Be + 16694 keV stable, ɣ d + 6Li → ɣ + 8Be + 22281 keV ɣ, →α p + 7Li → ɣ + 8Be + 17254 keV ɣ, →α d + 6Li → ɣ + 8Be (i) + 5655 keV ɣ, →α p + 6Li → ɣ + 7Be + 5607 keV ɣ, →ε d + 7Li → ɣ + 9Be (i) + 2304 keV ɣ p + 7Li → ɣ + 8Be (i) + 628 keV ɣ, →α d + 7Li → n + 2·4He + 15122 keV n, α, →β- d + 7Li → n + 8Be + 15030 keV n, →α, →β- d + 6Li → n + 7Be + 3382 keV n, →β-, →ε d + 6Li → n + 3He + 4He + 1795 keV n, α, →β- Since many of these reactions are not happening, if Rossi's speculation is correct, this suggests several things: - either the proton is masked as a neutral particle (e.g., an "Exotic Neutral Particle" or hydrino, or electron screening from the lattice, etc.), or there is some external force holding the proton close to the lithium nucleus - there is something suppressing the gamma-producing branches - there is something suppressing the neutron-producing branches - there is something favoring branches with stable daughters If Rossi's speculation is right, the challenge of a theory would be to explain these bullet points. Eric
