> From: "Axil Axil" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 7, 2013 8:29:27 AM > > I am drawing a distinction between hot fusion and LENR in terms of > the "Lawson criterion". Specifically, if a fusion reaction cannot be > characterized in terms of plasma density, plasma confinement time > and plasma temperature, then the reaction is LENR.
Those criteria really only apply to Tokamaks. For example, I'm not sure that the Laser (National Ignition Facility) has to meet the confinement time criterion. (I haven't looked for the numbers). For example, if you could create perfect "Lawson" fusion by creating a "high energy" plasma inside a nanoscale Nickel cage, where the surrounding temperature is "cold" .. would you call the "High" or "Low" energy? But we're getting into Krivit territory here, bellowing that WL is LENR and not Cold Fusion. Personally, I'm inclined to broaden the "cold" definition -- even if it turns out that there are multiple, totally different events.
