Initiation of nuclear fission reactions under laser irradiation of Au nanoparticles in the presence of Thorium aqua ions
http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/0906/0906.4268.pdf On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 4:21 PM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 12, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > It produces ~23.8 MeV per D+D reaction, as closely as anyone has been able >> to measure it. Admittedly that is not very close. See p. 8: >> >> http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Hagelsteinnewphysica.pdf >> > > This is an inference that has been made, using a lot of assumptions, > including an assumption that it's a stable ratio. Let's do admit that it's > not very close. > > There are nowhere near enough fission products to explain the reaction. >> Not enough tritium either. These must be secondary reactions caused by the >> main fusion reaction. >> > > This is an incorrect inference. If the fission products are things that > are commonly thrown excluded from analysis as being contaminants, such as > iron, calcium and titanium, there may be more than enough to account for > the energy balance. > > I have no idea what's going on with tritium. > > Eric > >
