Posted on 01/07/2022 8:37:57 PM PST by Kevmo
Branching Ratios for LENR
David J. Nagel
Branching ratios for nuclear reactions are significant for understanding their physics. They might also be practically useful.
The relatively simple deuteron-deuteron fusion reaction has been heavily studied both before and after the 1989 beginning of the global study of LENR. The branching ratios for that reaction are very different for the high-energy (hot) fusion and low-energy (LENR) versions of deuteron fusion.
The former are well known, but the latter are little known, even after one-third of a century of attention.
This paper reviews the status of the study of branching ratios for LENR involving deuteron fusion and other nuclear reactions. The results of the review for deuterium fusion are highly incomplete and unsatisfactory.
Potential analytical, experimental and theoretical studies to determine the branching ratios for LENR are suggested.
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Acronyms:
LENR: Low Energy Nuclear Reactions. [Also Lattice Enabled Nuclear Reactions, but seldom used]
CANR: Chemical Assisted Nuclear Reactions [fallen into disuse along with LANR/Lattice Assisted Nuclear Reactions]
CMNS: Condensed Matter Nuclear Science
LCF: Lattice Confined Fusion [NASA’s term for it]
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EXCESS HEAT
Why Cold Fusion Research Prevailed by Charles Beaudette
https://www.abebooks.com/9780967854809/Excess-Heat-Why-Cold-Fusion-0967854806/plp
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This topic has a following, people who wish to learn and discuss the materials presented.
Please refrain from posting anything that doesn’t legitimately address the issue.
Something is going on in this segment of science. There are a considerable number of research groups studying the matter.
19 posted on 7/19/2021, 6:45:09 PM by Sidebar Moderator
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It makes sense that the nuclear branching ratios would be different inside a hot, highly condensed plasma versus a relatively cold, movement-restricting metal lattice.
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