Single circuits generate nuclear reactions

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   Looks like someone is gonna burn some electrons. Topic should read mass conversion to energy without 20,000 years radioactivity or pollution.

[AbbaRue]

I bought my radiation counter from ebay for $150.
It's an electronic unit that uses 2 AAA batteries.
I got it because my girlfriend and I are rock hounders,
we go up near Combermere  ON. every summer hunting for gem stones, and other interesting specimens.
I wanted to make sure I wasn't keeping radioactive specimens to close to my person.
It may come in handy for this project too.

@UncleFester
Did you use a gamma source for your tests?

Just to keep the link close at hand:   

  http://jlnlabs.online.fr/vsg/index.htm

That is the Naudin link to this project.

Also this link translated to English:

http://pesn.com/2005/04/07/6900079_PROTELF_Proton-Electron_Fusion/

[UncleFester]

I did not detect any appreciable amount of gamma or alpha radiation. My meter reads all three and logs to a program on my laptop. Beta does get a bit high if you really kick up the B-field and input capacitance. But still less than I would have thought.

Tad

[AbbaRue]

@UncleFester:
I didn't mean did you detect any gamma.
Did you use the "Th loaded Tungsten rods" with your setup?
The Th in the rods makes it a small gamma radiation source.

[tao]

silicon steel cores can be had cheap from this manufacturer, www.alphacoredirect.com

I know many that have ordered from them, and you don't have to order in bulk.