The very fact that transmutation is occurring is proof that a nuclear reaction is occurring.
. On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 5:17 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Mark Gibbs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, I meant not significant ... that was what I took away from Bob >> Higgins' comment: >> > >> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Bob Higgins <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> From a product perspective, don’t forget that CRT’s produce X-rays in >>> this energy range. The CRTs were later designed to have leaded glass to >>> minimize the emissions, but they first shipped with the emissions. Even >>> many of the older high voltage rectifier tubes produced X-rays. So, there >>> is nothing about having a primary reaction channel yielding low energy >>> gamma that would prevent a shipping product. >>> >> > Not to put words in Bob's mouth . . . I think he meant that many devices > produce gamma rays, so this would not preclude the commercial use of a cold > fusion reactor that produces gammas. The reactor would not be dangerous, as > long as it is properly shielded. > > However, this does not imply that the gamma rays are not "significant" > from physics point of view. They are significant, meaning "important" or > "compelling, convincing." Coming from a cold fusion reactor, these gamma > rays definitely prove that a nuclear reaction is occurring. They could not > be produced by a mechanism similar to the one in a CRT or an x-ray machine. > > They are "significant" in the mathematical sense as well. Meaning well > above the noise. > > They are not surprising. Not to me, anyway. > > - Jed > >
