Single circuits generate nuclear reactions

[Feynman]

@tinu
Okay, skeptic is helpful. We all want this to be real.  I believe it is, but the truth should always stand up to scrutiny. Here we go...

1. Some should well realize a beta source giving hundreds of volts multiplied several mA is absolutely lethal. An nW beta source will do it as well. Is anyone experiencing deep skin burns? (Mainly on the face, neck and hands)  Hopefully not!

No burns to my knowledge.  Remember, beta rays stop very quickly in air (within meter or two).  All experiments have been conducted with the human at a reasonable distance from the device and/or with beta shielding.  Geiger counter verifies this rapid drop off in radiation (appears >r^2).  Furthermore, remember we also do not know the energy of the emitted beta rays.  Theoretically, the energy of these emitted particles will depend on the nature of the Carbon-12 molecular orbital collapse (see post by Dr R regarding reconciling Synergetic/VSG theory with quantum electrodynamics). Since we are dealilng with sp3 hybridized carbon substrate with resonance bonds, things probably get very complicated very quickly  in terms of the motion of electron probabity distributions over the time domain.   

2.  I doubt a common/cheap Geiger will react to a short beta burst following a single DC discharge with fast rise-time. In case of AC, I agree a Geiger may detect beta but what about the point 1 above?!

Yes , though the input discharge may have fast rise time, the half-life of the predicted Boron-12 isotope  we are forming is 20ms.  Since we have some theoretical percentage of carbon atoms entering reaction during any given discharge, and all these newly created Boron-12 atoms have half-lives following gaussian probability distribution, a median half-life of 20ms is more than enough time for a cheap geiger counter to detect a weak beta decay -- since some Boron-12 atoms will take 5ms to decay, some will take 80ms, etc. 

3. Is anybody at least considering the use of a photo-film placed inside a thin sheet/envelope of black paper as an irrefutable proof of beta?

Dr. R thought of this about a week ago before self-powering was achieved, but we have not conducted this experiment yet.  It would be a good one, no? We would be able to see the particles on the paper if we are indeed getting beta, right?    This will be one for the books if it works.

4. Burke cell referred to by US Patent # 3,939,366 is flawed and non-workable as advertised; for details please ask, if interested.

I will take a look at this and post about it a bit later. Thank you.


I also want this to be real, which is why I am doing my own replication.  But it would be a shame to unecessarily delay such a promising area of research , no?      If it turns out to be a dead end, well, we will pick ourselves back up and try another way.    But this is not a dead end, because we only get the beta with the magnetic field.  This proves NMR/quantum effect.

Sincerely,
Feynman

[Inventor81]

@Feynman and Xee:

One thing to note, is that the 12V battery in question was tapped down to 6 Volts, only dumping 400mA into the whole shebang.

The output climbed to 1500V spikes, never dropping below zero, from what I understand.

Additionally, the battery - when disconnected from the circuit, and checked after the run (keep in mind runaway only lasted for about 2 -3 minutes) the voltage was up just over 11 volts.

It normally takes a 200mA trickle charge about 8 hours to accomplish this.

The circuit needs an ion/charge sink - somewhere for a TON of electrons to get shed very quickly. I'm looking into flow cells, as well as using a simple pulsed DC bias and a transformer array to communicate this charge to a usable load. Right now the new prototype will require that I fire up the forge, and it's going to be aluminum laminated over steel for the toroid sections. Magnetized steel to direct the beta.

Yes, I'm a theoretician and a Blacksmith.

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P.S.: An acrylic window will lie over this, and one of the toroid sections was deleted, since it's a cutaway view... point is there would be another similar support spider for the carbon, to make electrical contact to the rod for starting. After that, it should "complete the circuit" via the returning/captured beta. One pulse from a cap should get the feedback loop running strong. I'm expecting 150-200KW from a unit similar to this diagram, but it will take me until tomorrow morning to even forge the toroid.

No, I will not forge your toroids for you. Get your own forge and anvil, and a nice hammer, and learn how to forge weld! Better yet, go get a hammer and a cheap anvil, and practice hammer control for a few weeks, then join www.abana.org

[Feynman]

@Dave

According to our research , a strong B-field (permanent magnets) is an absolute requirement for the effect (beta production).   Permanent magnets such as neodyniums appear to magnify the beta output much higher than an electromagnet. 

[DrSimon]

@Feynman & Dr. R
What amount (thickness) of Al shielding do you feel will be adequate for personal protection? I did a rough calculation and feel it might be in the range of 3-5mm? This is important is it not for the experimenters?

[zerotensor]

In the meantime I need some feedback from other experiments and input on DC bias......

The bias does not have to be DC!
The betavoltaic effect serves to amplify oscillating currents as well.  The betas don't care which way the current is flowing;  when they enter the wire they will add to whatever current is present.

The AC doesn't need to be driven by an outside source -- the natural frequency of the LC circuit will be maintained by the betavoltaic effect.  To keep the oscillation from being disrupted, don't hook the load directly to the coil -- instead, use an impedance-matched secondary coil.