Now that's really interesting! I would expect a neutron flux directly proportional to the excess heat output... The "high temperature" fusion experiments favor using the neutron flux as the path to recovering energy from the reactor as any attempt to process the plasma itself would necessarily quench the fusion reaction.
You and Kevmo have been most helpful in providing a "reading list" of suggested sources on LENR background. Thanks to both of you and if I may ask a favor, could you point me to information that addresses the dearth of "nuclear signatures"? It still seems remarkable to me that the world has found a potential energy source with no appreciable down side.
Regards,
GtG
PS Helium-3 on tap? Might just save us a trip or two to the moon!
That is the main "sticking point" for the "hot" physicists. They expect neutrons and see almost (or) none. And the "maxiumum neutron pathway" is only preferred in Tokamaks. Bussard's polywell may be able to convert directly from p-B. (And that's a whole other story, which I'm also following).
"Thanks to both of you and if I may ask a favor, could you point me to information that addresses the dearth of "nuclear signatures"? It still seems remarkable to me that the world has found a potential energy source with no appreciable down side."
You can't beat the "Library" section of LENR-CANR.org. If you sort by "Categories", you'll get "Experiment, particle", which, I think, is precisely what you're looking for.
""Helium-3 on tap? Might just save us a trip or two to the moon!"
There are some sub-categories of CF research that are apparently being VERY CAREFULLY avoided (like what happens when you use mixtures of H and D). An easy route to tritium?? He3?? I suspect that the military is or has looked at this....or darned well should be.