Any valid alternative explanation for 'triple tracks' might accomplish the
following:
1) Stick to cold fusion dynamics - not hot fusion, nor some kind of
weird combo-fusion
2) Explain the cone with three short equal globules, with the three
being left by charged particles, possibly larger tracks than protons
(especially matching known helium track size).
3) Avoid high energy particles, for which there is no precedence, at
modest voltage.
4) Avoid the fact that no secondary gammas can be detected, but
pleeeeeze - without having to rationalize this failing as the fault of the
very sophisticated radiation detectors being used.
Can any permutation of the Mills hydrino do this? Dunno. Too bad Randy is
not a contributor here, for an expert opinion from his perspective, but in
lieu thereof - here is a stab.
A deuteron of near maximum shrinkage is created on the cathode. At thermal
energy levels it migrates into the CR-39. At this point it is neutral but
the probability of this particle transmuting to something else becomes
relevant - that is, to finding a dynamic for three charged particle to
emerge anytime that a 'reactant' can get close enough. Among the
possibilities is adding one proton and three neutrons to another nucleus.
The most interesting reactant would be boron. This would be a low energy way
to see three helium ions [two 4He and one 3He] from the reactants.
Some CR-39 contains boron. It would be nice to know if the SPAWAR samples
were borated. This is not the only alternative involving fractional
hydrogen, however, but the best thing about this particular scenario, if it
were to move forward - is that is potentially falsifiable !! - i.e. if
helium-3 is seen in the expected ratio. This might actually be determined
via laser spectroscopy directly focused on the triple track (maybe).
Jones
