Single circuits generate nuclear reactions

[Feynman]

@Dr. Stiffler and friends

Well, we have what appears to be COP>1 .

We don't have the energy curves yet , so there's basically zero data on the optimum input function to maximize beta emission, but we'll post 'em when we get 'em.   If you guys got geiger counters, by all means, see if you can replicate the effect and try to find the global maxima. We all could use the voltage (x) vs. beta emission (y) graph, that would be a great place to start.  Another good graph would be frequency (hz) vs beta (y).  Or current (x) vs beta (y).  We'd also like to verify we are not getting spurious emissions in other radiation bands (ie thermal neutrons).

If you want to copy the existing setup you want ~300V 35khz AC going into a cap discharging into 5"long 1/2" diameter carbon rod biased with N50 neos. The magnets are absolutely crucial according to the experiments.

The pulse has no specific requirement other than it probably needs to be above about 100V or so and ideally would be above 300A, so that'd be around a 30kW pulse.  But it can be any arbitrary pulse width.  So the pulses can be very short.  Remember half life of Boron-12 is 20ms and it decays throwing off beta electron and antineutrino.   Once the reaction starts it appears that it can self-sustain (assuming fused PWM feedback).  This is mechanism is assuming you are collecting the massive emissions of beta electrons and feeding this to the input.

[UncleFester]

I just ran 37VDC @ 59Hz into 1000uF and got 50VAC on the toroidal windings so low voltage works as well, but I still don't seen much current. Carbon rod gets very hot. I measured 146F from ambient of 82F within 2 minutes. This test was using the original duplication components of the JLN experiment except much lower capacitance of course. High voltages I used earlier kept the carbon rod cool and did not generate any perceptible heat.

This now appears to me as though higher voltages allow much higher overall wattage on output, but low voltages do work. I have not been able to do large pulse discharges yet of 100 or more amperes but I will test that and report as well. I am lacking large high voltage caps, but it seems as though a Marx bank with decent capacitance would perform very well and not need any semiconductor controls. Considering the power supply is isolated during discharge using this device it should be a good, safe test.

This just can not be true. At least I hope it is not. It would dramatically decrease the application possibilities. All electrical systems and components must be scalable. What are factors that must be changed when scaling down or up the VSG?
I think that one key factor could be the current density in the rod and in the spark gap. In the papers it vas mentioned that the Tokamak reactor vas destroyed with only 5V and 300A. So this must be scalable. And my capacitors can not store the 386J energy that J Naudins VSG4.1 has, that means that the current density in the Th/W rod is 13 J/mm2. I will have to hassle with smaller rod diameters and smaller power. You can also think this with A/mm2 if you like. J/mm2 is not very practical 

[miki02131]

Guys,

Trying to get power out of these devices will more than likely turn out to be fruitless. Thus real-time usage or work may not be such a good idea. The way around is to store the potential in a battery or capacitor. Then use the charged battery or capacitor to do real work thereafter.

Thus the process should be: Potential -> Storage -> Work. The output look has to be kept open.

I am currently scratching my head seeing how a bad battery that use to take days to charge is now accepting a charge over 13V in just a few hours when place in parallel with the spark gap. I still need to observe more before I jump to early conclusions. But this thing is leaving without hair day by day.

Thanks,

Miki.

[Feynman]

Trying to get power out of these devices will more than likely turn out to be fruitless.

Giving up so soon?      These things are no doubt ou. We just need to scale up the output current.

[zerotensor]

Here is a picture I cooked-up just now.