Focus fusion among a few others has been at this for many years. They produce a plasmoid using a high current formed spark. They get a trillion neutrons from fusion per shot using deuterium.
Focus fusion uses a light magnetic field and a low pressure gas. Cheers: Axil On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 11:01 PM, <pagnu...@htdconnect.com> wrote: > Akira - Thanks for the link to Santilli's patent application. > > A more readable pdf-format version is at - > http://images3.freshpatents.com/pdf/US20120033775A1.pdf > > Santilli is making very specific claims of observed transmutations, and > at measurable levels - e.g., Deuterium + Carbon --> Nitrogen. > He also predicts the byproducts for various reactions. > > To defend the patent, I assume he is confident he can replicate this. > > His method involves morphing atomic electron orbitals with very strong > magnetic fields ( > 10^10 Gauss) in intense current arcs in gases during > dielectric breakdown which permit nuclei to be forced near enough for > fusion. > > LENRs have been reported in other arcing and electron beam experiments. > > Has anyone looked at his approach and have any opinions? > > -- Lou Pagnucco > > Akira Shirakawa wrote on Thu, 18 Oct 2012 01:59:10 -0700 > > > >On 2012-10-18 10:42, Mint Candy wrote: > > [...] > >A more convenient link to the patent: > >http://www.google.com/patents/US20120033775 > > >