In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 10 Jun 2010 20:43:42 -0700: Hi Jones, [snip] >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] > >In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:24:02 -0700: >Hi, >[snip] >>Plus the O-P effect is real fusion, followed by beta-decay - and >>the irony there is that the fusion reaction is far less energetic than is >>the beta decay. >[snip] > >The energy released when a neutron binds with Ni64 to form Ni65 is 6.1 MeV. >The >energy of the beta decay of Ni65 to Cu65 is 2.13 MeV. > > >Hi Robin, > >The energy released in the O-P reaction is much less than when a neutron >binds with Ni64 to form Ni65 (which is 6.1 MeV as you say) since the proton >carries away an inordinate amount.
That doesn't change the total energy release. It just means that the proton gets the lion's share of the 6 MeV. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
