In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 21 Jan 2011 09:48:47 -0800: Hi, [snip] >The *isotope shift* from the natural ratio after 6 months is extremely >important. This can only be determined by specialized equipment. > > > >It is so important to establishing proof of a nuclear reaction, or to >changing the (presumed negative) opinion of experts like Director Chu, that >nothing else comes remotely close. [snip]
There may be a slight spanner in the works here. If cluster fusion is involved, and it's a relatively slow (in nuclear terms) reaction, then the reaction itself may take place in such a way as to preferentially produce stable isotopes. IOW it may take as many protons and electrons from the cluster as may be required to produce a stable isotope, or perhaps, it fuses the entire cluster, then rearranges internally into a stable isotope, and spits out whatever is left over, carrying the energy of the reaction. Note however that in this case I would not expect to see positron decay with consequent electron annihilation gammas. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
