In reply to David Roberson's message of Tue, 9 Jul 2013 23:40:10 -0400 (EDT): Hi, [snip] > >Robin, do you see any reason why the particles leaving the active region would >exit the opposite side when such a low energy input is applied? I would >expect to see a random distribution. > >This effect, if true, would appear like a stimulated emission process. :) >Wow, now we have a particle laser! > >Dave
Whatever the real reaction is, it's obviously happening on the rear side. Then particles are heading in both directions, but those pointed back toward the source are absorbed by the material. Ti like Pd and Ni is permeable to H, if I'm not mistaken, so the D ions that are brought to a stop on the front side, can migrate through the material to the rear side. The fact that no (or few?) reactions are detected on the front side shows that the reaction is not a typical hot fusion reaction. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
