more... Lack of neutrons is one of the major barriers to belief in LENR by those who expect isotope change to be a neutron connected process.
On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 1:29 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > *where we see additions of other elements (copper, iron, etc.) in their > natural isotopic ratios, this is due to successive neutron and proton > capture reactions, selected for favorable energy release.* > > The conundrum is that neutrons are NEVER seen in LENR reactions. How can > isotopes change without the presence of neutrons, The total lack of > neutrons is an important dot to be connected. > > Free Neutrons would be floating around if the LENR reaction was not > instantaneous and multiple like in uranium fission. > > In LENR, It looks like isotopes change instantaneously in a single > reaction. > > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 1:13 PM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> it sure looks to me like the protons and neutrons in the input material >>> are being chopped up, blended together, and reformed into a wide range of >>> both light and heavy output elements. ... For example, in the Mizuno >>> reaction, it looks like the neutrons of deuterium in the hydrogen envelope >>> are being reformatted into an equal number of protons in a reaction that >>> takes energy to perform (endothermic). >>> >>> >>> >>> What is LENR doing to those deuterium atoms? It also looks like the >>> metal lattice substrate is being changed. >>> >> >> Another possibility is that we're seeing some fairly mundane things here: >> >> - where additional protons are being seen, there is spallation of >> deuterium from prompt particles. >> - where isotopes are shifting by several protons, there is pile-on of >> multiple proton capture reactions occurring (there's no clear reason that >> the shifts would need to be instantaneous). >> - where we see additions of other elements (copper, iron, etc.) in >> their natural isotopic ratios, this is due to successive neutron and >> proton >> capture reactions, selected for favorable energy release. >> >> This line of explanation is probably much less plausible than one >> involving QCD or the Higgs field, of course. ;) >> >> Eric >> >> >
