If LENR is producing mesons, pions, and muons, how does that effect reaction types?
On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:38 PM, Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 3:55 PM, a.ashfield <a.ashfi...@verizon.net> 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 > >
