On Mar 5, 2014, at 1:45 PM, Jones Beene wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Cook > > Jones-- > >> Alphas would not produce Bremstrallung, if they gain no kinetic energy in > being produced. Energy in the form of angular momentum would not produce > the B word. > > Bob- That much is almost true, but you overlook the 800 pound gorilla in the > corner - TSC. Maybe you are unfamiliar with it. This happens to be one of > the more credible versions of Pd-D in my opinion since no gamma is expected > - yet the kinetics of the reaction produce bremsstrahlung. > > Apparently many in Japan think that Takahashi's version makes the most sense > also but AFAIK he has not documented the spectra of the B word. He > postulates that a BEC of deuterons is more likely to produce 2 energetic > alphas from 4 deuterons than the alternative situation. TSC produces 8Be > first which decays into 4He + 4He liberating up to 47.6 MeV of kinetic > energy, no gamma and the reaction is known in cosmology from supernova - so > it is not an invention. As an alternative of D+D -> He, which has to > overcome the huge problem of least-favored-channel, TSC is a superior Point > of View to many.
Jones, Hagelstein showed that this proposed reaction was not consistent with what is observed. As a result, Takahashi changed his explanation to claim that Be8 formed and dissipated most of the mass-energy as photons before it split into two alpha. Unfortunately, this additional required feature subtracts from the plausibility of the basic idea. Ed Storms 1. Hagelstein, P.I., Secondary Neutron Yield in the Presence of Energetic Alpha Particles in PdD. J. Cond. Matter Nucl. Sci., 2010. 3: p. 41-49. 2. Hagelstein, P.I., On the connection between Ka X-rays and energetic alpha particles in Fleischmann–Pons experiments. J. Cond. Matter Nucl. Sci., 2010. 3: p. 50-58. 3. Hagelstein, P.L., Simple Parameterizations of the Deuteron–Deuteron Fusion Cross Sections. J. Cond. Matter Nucl. Sci., 2010. 3: p. 31-34. 4. Hagelstein, P.L., Neutron Yield for Energetic Deuterons in PdD and in D2O. J. Cond. Matter Nucl. Sci., 2010. 3: p. 35-40. > > It is a very strong argument since no gammas are expected - all kinetic. All > B-word. > > Jones > > > > >
