Abd ul-Rahman Lomax wrote:
Simply finding neutrons, unless it is consistently the same level, isn't consistent.
They are never consistent. I have never heard of that. Methods such as BF3 counters may be insensitive, but if the level of neutrons were consistently generated, the BF3 would show a low but consistent number in many different experiments. They show nothing of the sort. They show occasional bursts of neutrons at levels that do not seem correlated with heat or any other effect. If anything, they are anti-correlated, according to Takahashi. They are certainly more sporadic than heat.
"Not easy or cheap?" Well, it has to be easy and it has to be cheap, or I won't be able to do it.
Based on what I learned at the Sicily conference it seems expensive, difficult and time consuming. I did not realize how hard it is. I came away with great respect & admiration for the people at SPAWAR, SRI and in Russia who have mastered this technique. But as several people said there, what a shame they can't afford modern electronic gadgets instead. But the electronic ones have their own set problems.
- Jed
