This is the question that I am asking of you. If we assume that Holmlid is correct in the particles he is seeing, what does that mean for the types of nuclear reaction that result?
On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 1:19 AM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > If you provide several balanced reactions that involve mesons, pions and > muons, I can take them as a model and attempt to generalize. > > Eric > > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2015 at 10:15 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >
