Well, the short answer is instantaneous. The Brillo boys are using a variant of W-L theory, which to the thinking of many of us has more holes than Dunkin’ – since neutrons activate everything in the surroundings … but with a curious twist. That twist makes it fully falsifiable - and if it proves accurate, then it is NOT “freshly minted neutrons” which is the key, so much as the instant jump to “freshly minted deuterium” and beyond to instant helium.
IOW to his everlasting credit, Godes has a theory portends to be completely
falsifiable – since he has said this reaction involves the synthesis of
neutrons, but which progresses immediately to deuterium, then to helium as
if was a single reaction. He gives every indication of having detected
helium, but no, he has NOT ever come out and said it directly AFAIK.
He is way out on a limb with this, BUT if he can show actual helium from the
reaction - and with only protium at the start – then all of us will have to
say that he probably got it right … and at a time when W-L could not close
the deal… so he will deserve all the credit, despite the similarity.
From: David Roberson
Why would all of the freshly minted neutrons collect with
protons only and not any of the other nearby nuclei?
Is it possible that Brillouin is using a truly different
path for energy production in their device as compared to Rossi and DGT?
Dave
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