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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Room Temperature fusion - possible indications?
Message-ID: <1989Mar25.041342.25786@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <290@vlsi.ll.mit.edu> <4380@mtuxo.att.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 89 04:13:42 GMT

In article <4380@mtuxo.att.com> tee@mtuxo.att.com (54317-T.EBERSOLE) writes:
>...there are reactions which eject fast-moving ions (electrons, etc.) with
>no gamma rays or neutrons; I seem to recall these involve carbon as one 
>of the "reactants." Anyone know what these particular fusion reactions 
>are, or have a reference I could look this up in? ...

The major ones are deuterium plus helium-3 yielding helium-4 plus proton
(unfortunately there is also some tendency for the deuterium to react
with itself, so neutron emission isn't zero; also, helium-3 is rare and
extremely expensive) and boron-11 plus proton yielding helium-4 (works
fine but rather harder to ignite).
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