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To: Diogenesis
The reaction is a copious source of neutrons. Furthermore, the reaction realeases about 17 MEV of energy, of which a significant portion will be gamma radiation.
121 posted on 03/26/2004 9:45:32 AM PST by punster (q)
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To: punster
"The reaction is a copious source of neutrons.
Furthermore, the reaction realeases about 17 MEV of energy, of which a significant portion will be gamma radiation."

Actually, it is NOT a source of neutrons at room temperature.
Off by a few MeV. The reaction are closer to 20 MeV, consistent with the excited nuclear state of helium.
Furthermore, the gamma radiation (which is technically forbidden, but IS observed at hot fusion temperatures)
does not occur near room temperature, which instead shifts the reactions to the infrared (think, skin depth).

123 posted on 03/26/2004 9:59:12 AM PST by Diogenesis (If you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us)
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