On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 8:39 AM, DJ Cravens <[email protected]> wrote:
Ni-62
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> If we assume that speculation about Rossi is correct, what materials other
> than Ni-62 could be used?
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> If it is p + X reaction, what other isotopes other than Ni62 could be used?
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> Or perhaps it is really a p+p reaction with Ni-62 donating something???
>
For Ni/H, my favorite hypothesis:
d+p+Ni → 3He+Ni
In this reaction, the nickel is just a bystander and absorbs some of the
momentum of the reaction, so that there is no gamma. Along this line of
thinking, occasionally there will be spallation and fusion with the nickel
and cluster decay, where an alpha or two break off.
An interesting implication is that eventually the deuterium will be used
up, and you'll have to replenish it. In this instance, it is the deuterium
that is being replenished and not an isotope of nickel.
Eric
