In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 22 Dec 2015 08:05:15 -0800: Hi, [snip] >A good explanation for most of the thermal gain is not fusion but as you >stated previously - ejection of a fast proton. This could be the result of SPP >disruption of the temporary stability. > > > >As to what ultimately fuels that gain (accelerates the proton out of the Ni >orbital cloud, we have as a good candidate QCD strong force dynamics. The mass >which is converted to energy can derive from color charge of either nucleus, >and it is possible that only one nickel isotope is responsible (i.e. Ni-62). >Even then, since there is no fusion, there is no net isotope change in nickel >after the proton expulsion.
Given that the fast proton has an energy that is close to that expected from a fusion reaction, it appears that a fusion reaction is the source of the energy. For a fusion reaction to occur, and a proton to be ejected, implies that two particles are present. One of which enters the nucleus, while the other is ejected, carrying the energy. I can only see two options for this:- 1) Oppenheimer-Phillips neutron stripping from a deuteron. 2) A hydrino molecule, where one of the protons fuses (possibly accompanied into the nucleus by a shrunken electron, such that it appears to be a pseudo neutron), while the other proton from the molecule is ejected carrying the energy of the reaction. If the proton that fuses is indeed accompanied by an electron, then there is also the possibility that the proton is converted into a real neutron in the nucleus during an enhanced EC reaction. Deuterons are always present as a small "contamination" in normal hydrogen. Whether or not enough are present to explain the energy produced, could help determine which of the above explanations, if any, is more likely. There is also the possibility that it is a combination of both methods, in as much as a shrunken D atom would make an Oppenheimer-Phillips reaction much more likely, given that it can approach another nucleus more closely. If option one is the source of the energy, then the developed energy should also increase proportionate to the percentage of D in the gas. IOW "spiking" the gas with D would be a useful experiment. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
