Thank you. Excellent catch. Eric
On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > Where are the tritium and the neutrons? > > This reaction has two branches that occur with nearly equal probability: D > + D→ T+ 1H D + D→ 3He+ n Then 2 > 1D + 3 > 1T → 4 > 2He + 1 > 0n <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutron> Cheers: Axil > > On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:50 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Eric, >> >> I made a quick calculation and believe that your balance adds up. The >> net process is equal to the production of a He4 atom from two deuterons. >> Each deuteron releases 2.224 MeV to build from parts while a He4 atom >> releases 28.2933 MeV if constructed from basic parts. So if you start >> with the two deuterons and end with He4 you get 28.2933 - 2 * 2.224 = >> 23.8453 MeV. The total released by your two reactions is 23.8 MeV. The >> numbers appear to correlate. >> >> Dave >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Eric Walker <[email protected]> >> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 11:54 pm >> Subject: [Vo]:graphs of reaction and decay networks >> >> I've put together some graphs of exothermic proton and deuteron capture >> reaction networks for several materials together with associated decay >> chains. See: >> >> https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BzKtdce19-wySThpSnd3bUxJdDQ >> >> A PDF can be obtained by choosing "Download" from the "File" menu at >> the left. If you see any details in error, let me know. There is a >> fascinating pair of reactions that I haven't completely made sense of yet: >> >> 15N + D -> 13C + A + 7.7 MeV >> 13C + D -> 15N + γ + 16.1 MeV >> >> At face value, it is a catalytic reaction that takes deuterium and >> yields helium-4. But I'm not able to make sense of the energy balance. it >> appears to be saying that if you take 15N and add deuterium, you'll get 13C >> and some energy, and if you take 13C and add deuterium, you'll get 15N and >> some energy. I've probably messed up the calculation; if not, there's some >> magic going on there. >> >> Eric >> >> >
