Reply To: Where are Japan and China in funding Focus?

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Joseph Chikva wrote:

I was a little disappointed that their presentation did not include any specifics on muon production. As muons are so heavy, their production must entail a lot of energy. I would have liked to have understood from whence the energy came; whether from an external power source, or some earlier fusion byproduct.

There is no difference for energy balance from whence the energy comes; whether from an external power source, or some earlier fusion byproduct.
In any case there is a spent energy.

In speaking about ‘fusion byproducts’ above, I was alluding to the idea that some other fusion/fission process might be used to produce the pions at a lower input cost.

In the same way that you add energy to a system in order to promote fusion, and then reap the (over unity) energy produced, I was wondering if there is a reaction that releases energy in the form of pions. Maybe something that releases the energy of a heavier element in the form of prions…?

If a reaction like that were available, then pion production might be more efficient, and thus alter the energy cost of muon catalyzed fusion.

It’s just speculation at this point. I’d really rather hear the company detail their process.

Pat