-----Original Message----- From: Harry Veeder Also remind us how this process generates heat.
If a virtual neutron were to be found to be responsible for the Rossi reaction, then the excess mass from the nascent nucleus (Cu-63) would be converted to energy, but that is the problem - there seems to be too much energy. There is over 6 MeV to account for, on paper, unless the KGS proton was "mass depleted" to begin with. Since there is no gamma and little bremsstrahlung in the experiment, then the actual excess mass-energy must be less (or else this VN is not the correct reaction). If the excess were lower - in the range of what a beta decay "would have been with a real neutron" instead of a VN, everything would be dandy. If you like the VN possibility - then chose your second miracle: mass-depleted proton or neutrino... > Yes - that is why I tried to make it clear that a VN or virtual neutron > reaction is not the same as a beta decay (following a real neutron > absorption, which has a half-life). The analogy is being used to assess the > net energy available. > > It is hard to make this kind of distinction crystal clear in a forum post, > since the VN reaction can mean different things to different observers and > formerly was tied to an interpretation of CQM theory. > > Robin has promoted this particular mechanism for some time, based on the > Mills hydrino at deep redundancy - being a good VN candidate. There are > other candidates including KGS (as a replacement for DDL). > > The mechanics of a VN exchange go something like this. > > A proton with a very tightly bound electron looks like a neutron to a > Nickel-62 nucleus. It is effectively neutral but with a negative near-field > which is a bonus for the reaction. > > When this VN nears the larger nucleus however, the bond to the electron is > broken, but since the electron has effectively shielded the charge of the > proton, for long enough for the strong force of the Ni to see it, we have a > different kind of reaction than if it were a real neutron. Thus the Ni-62 > takes the proton only, and the electron is expelled as if it was an > instantaneous beta decay. > > There is no half life with a VN reaction. It is instantaneous and looks like > a proton absorption. > > Never mind that there are not many "believers" in this reaction ... at least > not yet. > >
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