In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:09:38 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Try this one: > >http://www.fulviofrisone.com/attachments/article/375/Cross%20Section%20for%2 >0Cold%20Deuterium-Deuterium%20Fusion.pdf
This is an interesting paper, but I have a few problems with it. 1) Kim apparently proposes using the inverse reactions p + 3He => D + D and n + T => D + D at energies of 0.3 to 4 keV to determine the cross section of the normal reaction, however at the energies proposed, the reverse reaction won't happen at all, because you need at least 3+ MeV for the first, and 4+ MeV for the second. (Unless I misunderstood the intent.) 2) The whole edifice is based on the assumption that during cluster fusion, the energy of the cluster is evenly distributed across all the molecules in the cluster. However this is may well not be the case. It's possible that the molecules at the leading edge get more than their fair share during the impact. The mechanism being the same as when football fans get crushed to death in a stadium riot. Those at the back each provide a small force, which gets added to as it moves forward, until it is received by those at the front, who have nowhere to go, and find themselves "between a rock and a hard place". 3) Resonance at low energy is offered as a possible explanation, and it may well be, but there are alternatives, Hydrinos being not least among them. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
