Robin van Spaandonk wrote:
According to http://www.cosmicrays.org/ the muon flux at the surface is about
200 / m^2 / sec. Assuming each muon catalyzes 120 fusion reactions, and each
such reaction produces 23.8 MeV, we get a "power" output of 9E-12 W
/ cm^2. IOW to create an output of 1 Watt, the collector would have
to have an area of ~
11 sq. km. (nano powder surface area does not help in this case. It has to
actually extend over 11 sq. km of Earth's surface.)
In short the notion is ludicrous.
On the other hand, if the diurnal variations in some LENR experiments
are confirmed, then they must be caused by some extraterrestrial
particles. In that case the notion is not ludicrous. It just seems
ludicrous. And obviously the above calculation is wrong or irrelevant.
- Jed
