From: Eric Walker
Ø Can you elaborate on research showing that muon-catalyzed fusion lacks neutrons and gammas? In my reading today I got the distinct impression that there were and were expected to be fast neutrons and gammas in MFC. It is more complicated than that, Eric. Holmlid has been publishing his results for at least 6 years and AFAIK he reports few neutrons or gammas. But yes – there are others who have reported them. The answer for why there is a difference could be in the density of the deuterium (prior activation). With the original MCF which is based on cosmic muons, which is to say NO densification of deuterium – we have typical hot fusion ash including neutrons and gammas. Fortunately, this is not economically feasible because no muons are produced to replace the cosmic muons. However, with deuterium densification, Holmlid seems to suggest muons form as a replacement for gammas – and which then go on to catalyze the next round. This is massive synergy. Do you interpret this differently?
