From: Eric Walker
* This is yet another reason, one of many - why consideration of all
the evidence, giving no preference to Pd-D, points to many different routes
to gain in LENR.
Sure… My working assumption is that both NiH and PdD (as
well as W, Ti, etc.) involve fusion in some way. Both are without gammasThis working assumption (of a known fusion reaction) is not justifiable by facts, logic or common sense. And the willingness of LENR proponents to jump on an unjustified assumption at the very core of the phenomenon - is most of the problem, since after many years or holding onto this assumption (which was never more than a placeholder for real understanding) they fail to realize that the assumption was never valid in the first place. Known nuclear reactions produce gammas or at least bremsstrahlung. That is fact. Since neither are observed, in a significant fashion, in LENR, the best assumption is that no known nuclear reaction can be involved. That should be obvious, but somehow it is glossed over. Of course, there are those who will say that they intended all along that the LENR reaction was not the same as the thermonuclear variety. If we start with that premise of a novel nuclear reaction – which is almost unassailable as the most logical premise on which to build, then it is much easier to understand that IF there are novel nuclear reactions at play, and especially QM versions and variants of known thermonuclear reactions, then there could be many reaction in LENR since there are at least a dozen types of nuclear reactions (over and above fission and fusion, some are included at the end since many vorticians are unaware of this important detail) which could be amenable to QM. A QM version of a rare reaction, which has been either unknown in the past or underappreciated (the diproton reaction is known, but underappreciated), sets the groundwork for my belief that then there is no logical reason to suggest there is only one novel reaction in LENR Jones In addition to fission and fusion, there are other possible rare nuclear reactions which could show up in LENR as QM variants of the already rare reactions. These are listed in order of relative ease (perceived ease) of having QM variants based on nuclear tunneling. There are surely more so please add to the list. 1) Spallation — a nucleus is hit by a particle with sufficient energy to knock out two or more smaller fragments. This could be called partial fission. A) Neutron spallation (as opposed to neutron induced fission) B) Proton spallation C) Electron spallation D) Photon spallation 2) Induced photon emission (often call induced gamma emission or IGE which is a subset of IPE). This is the typical “halo” nucleus reaction. 3) Spontaneous fission (placeholder for an unknown type of fission which simply happens). This may also be a halo nucleus reaction but it has been too rate to quantify. 4) Double or triple alpha emission, or decay. This is a stimulated decay. 5) Ternary fission (can be induced or not) and similar to 4) 6) Rare types of beta or positron decay (there are many types of beta decay that involve a different route or variation than a hot electron emission BTW once we agree that LENR is a QM version of a known nuclear reaction which is not normal fission or fusion, then the rarity of the known version is immaterial when we move over to quantum mechanics. PLUS the QM version could be related to a completely unknown prior reaction.
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