I see what you refer to and this may be an important piece of the puzzle. The main thing that concerns me is that we should be able to see the fast moving energetic particles outside the material.
Do you recall reports of high energy radiation emerging from the crater type regions or possibly hot spots? If these are not measured then we would need an explanation as to why this is true. Presently, I am attempting to see if it is possible to define away the problem by eliminating the high energy particles and replacing them with low energy ones. If I recall the video that showed the hot spots was taken with a PdD system. Perhaps the high energy alphas would be stopped easily by the electrolyte and not seen outside of the experiment. Do you recall the penetration distance of an alpha under these conditions and is it likely for them to be produced but not be measured? The cone shape of the crater fits well into the picture provided the triggering particle or process is not expected to escape and be detected. If a kinetic wave(heat) is the trigger then it would not be expected to escape from the metal surface so external detection is not an issue. I am suspicious that alphas would escape and be seen. Dave -----Original Message----- From: mixent <mix...@bigpond.com> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 12:39 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Explaining Cold fusion -IV In reply to David Roberson's message of Mon, 25 Feb 2013 23:01:17 -0500 (EST): Hi, [snip] >If instead of a direct trigger by impact of the lower energy particle we >depend upon the instantaneous elevated kinetic energy absorbed by the nearby sites then it is important to understand why the momentum continues in the same general direction for new reactions. It appears as if the momentum from the projectile particle is in the correct direction, so the reactions of the NAE sites appear to follow its lead. We know that laser emissions are in sync with the incoming wave front, so perhaps this is true for other systems. This concept need to be fleshed out. You don't need this if fast particles are the trigger. As I said previously, the natural branching will automatically lead to a cone shape, because more energy is released at the end than at the start (more reactions at the end), and it increases as it goes from start to end. The actual angle of the cone will depend on how many new events an originating event triggers on average. If the number is small, then you end up with a deep narrow cone. If large, then a wide shallow one. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
