In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 2 Jun 2013 06:15:39 -0700: Hi, [snip]
>The fact that there is no radiation at all detectable (at kW thermal output) >from Rossi's device (above a threshold of tens of keV) is rather conclusive >that there is no fusion, and essentially no nuclear reaction of any kind in >the MeV range. > >Even if Robin is correct about fusion with fractional hydrogen having no >prompt gamma, the occasional spallation neutron and the numerous Augur >cascades brought on by fast ions would create reactions which would be >easily detectable by Bianchini - and there would be lots of them at this >kind of thermal gain level (unless most of the energy comes from another >reaction). I suspect that most of the energy release is from f/h formation, with a few low level fusion reactions thrown in. The number of such reactions varies and is essentially not a well controlled parameter. This is because it depends on the degree of shrinkage of the f/h. Though, as any given device is used longer, the average shrinkage level should increase, and consequently the number of fusion reactions should also increase. Perhaps another reason why Rossi switches cartridges every 6 months. That also means that as a device ages, the COP should increase (unless it is deliberately kept at a specific level.) BTW the highest energy X-ray you get from Ni is about 8 keV, IOW it's soft. Other substances present (with possible exception of the "secret sauce"), have lower values. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
