We have discussed some other form of reaction that releases alpha particles instead of the direct fusion of two Ds. The end result would be the same (Helium 4) but the pathway different. I see no reason to discount all the previous measurements of helium.
The actual mechanism that results in cold fusion energy release remains evasive. I hope that the expected report about Rossi's device will clarify the issue. The nuclear ash is critical to our understanding. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Eric Walker <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sat, Jul 12, 2014 12:01 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:Dynamic nuclear polarization On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 8:27 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: Jones makes a good argument that it is unlikely to eliminate all of the gammas and I suspect he is correct. The argument, which says that even if you obtain 99.99999 percent efficiency, you would still see a large number of gammas for the levels of power observed, is a good one, for it narrows down the possibilities significantly. It is not an airtight implication that therefore there is no fusion, however. If one leaves open the possibility that there is some unknown mechanism that thermalizes fusion energy through broadband excitation of electrons, there is still the further possibility that cold fusion (e.g., d(d,Q)4He) only happens when the thermalization mechanism is in operation. When there is cold fusion, that mechanism is in operation. When that mechanism isn't operating, there is no cold fusion. Cold fusion and that mechanism, whatever it is, are two sides of the same coin. We are in more difficulties than we get out of if we set dd fusion aside in the context of trying to understand PdD cold fusion, for we must then discount years of research stating unequivocally that there has been 4He evolution. If the PdD guys did years of shoddy work, who is there to trust? In the context of NiH, there is also the nettlesome issue of prompt protons to explain. Protons in the MeV range imply some kind of nuclear reaction. Eric
