In reply to David Roberson's message of Wed, 2 Dec 2015 11:24:13 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Your description of the field fluctuations occurring due to random processes >taking place does seem logical. What would you expect to observe if a >nucleus that typically emits alphas is placed within a strong electric field? >For example, placing some of these ions within the field located between the >plates of a high voltage capacitor? One might expect that type of arrangement >to have an effect upon the alpha energy and decay rate. In this structure the >field could be adjusted to quantify the functional relationships.
I like this idea. IIRC the experiments that lead to the Barker patent also detected a larger effect when the radioisotope was placed near (in/on) the surface of the VdG generator. I think that means that the field would be asymmetric. If your capacitor idea pans out, it might lead to a useful device that could produce energy on demand, if the isotope and voltages are chosen carefully. What one would aim for is as large a shift in decay rates as possible, with minimal expenditure of applied energy. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
