In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Thu, 11 Oct 2012 17:41:29 -0500: Hi, [snip] >>That may be true according to conventional wisdom, however consider the >>following possibility. Severely shrunken Hydrino molecules could >>easily migrate >>through the interstitial spaces in solid matter, and then undergo fusion >>reactions further on. The result might be essentially indistinguishable from >>neutron/proton knock-on reactions. > >Obviously, if we want to allow new physics, anything is possible. >Now, would hydrino "molecules" (are they molecules or atoms) produce >triple-tracks?
Both molecules and atoms exit according to Mills. I was referring to the molecules, because unless they are shrunken below level 24, the atoms will acquire an electron becoming a negative ion that should get "stuck" in an ionic substance. The molecules however are both very small and electrically neutral, therefore IMO (not according to Mills) they stand a chance of penetrating the electron shells of other atoms and reacting with the nucleus bringing about nuclear reactions (much as neutrons do). > >"Quite sure" does not mean "absolutely certain." I was just writing >about routine assumptions. > >Hydrinos, if fusion-capable, would produce other effects. And, by the >way, I'd expect hydrino fusion to follow the same branching ratio as >hot fusion. This is probably true for the larger ones, however because they are large, the fusion rate will be very low. The very small ones, with a high fusion rate, may be small enough for the Internal Conversion reaction to play a major role, resulting in the fusion energy being expressed in the form of fast electrons. Alternatively, a hydrino *molecule* providing 2 protons to the reaction opens up the possibility that one of the two will undergo a nuclear reaction, while the other absorbs the energy of the reaction (due to proximity), resulting in a fast proton. It is this reaction that would be (nearly?) indistinguishable from a neutron knock on reaction. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
