In reply to Eric Walker's message of Sat, 11 Aug 2012 17:56:37 -0700: Hi, [snip] >>> Does anyone know what the modified probability would be? I believe Rydberg >>> matter is matter that is in an excited state. Would that be a factor? >> >> In what? > >I was exploring a possible mechanism for the Papp engine. If there is an >endothermic reaction to 8Be requiring a moderate input and an occasional >transition to 12C with a large yield whose probability is increased by the >resonance described in the paragraph, that might be one lead to be followed. >I was also wondering whether the Rydberg state brought about by the plasma >confinement (assuming there is plasma and Rydberg matter) might factor into >the enhanced cross section for the 8Be + 4He -> 12C reaction. > >> Furthermore, where does the 4He come from in LENR? (and why bother with this >> reaction if you are otherwise creating 4He anyway?) > >I was assuming that the owner of the Papp engine would go to the store and buy >some He rather than try to make it by hand. :)
Ah, that will teach me to butt in in the middle of a thread! ;) > >Eric Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
