[NewCandle] Anodizable metals and essential conditions for glowdischarge?

[Nick Reiter]

Hi all,

I was thinking in terms of energy density versus glow
region.

If one were to prime the arrangement for a
statistically enhanced number of fusion events by
using D2O, would these events be more prone to occur
at local pore-defined regions of higher energy density
- the catastrophic discharge mode that self heals, but
maintains the larger more visible pore size...
hallmarked by the hot yellow to orange light regime? 
I recall that in 2006 or whenever it was I last played
with it, the addition of D20 SEEMED to brighten up the
luminous flux from the blue-green mode of rod
electrodes in citric acid.  But I don't recall as I
ever tried adding D2O to the bright yellow flashlight
mode pop-can arrangement...

Well, oh my goodness... I gots me a box by UPS
yesterday!  From Bob115! My heavy agua is here.  BTW,
on United Nuclear's web page, Saucerbob says they are
moving to Michigan from New Mexico.  Dang, he'll be in
my neighborhood!

Heavy water good!  Experiments good!

n
> Thanks kindly for the thoughts. What you say
> generally jibes with
> my own experiences doing glow work. I do agree with
> you that the glow occurs
> at the surface of the oxide layer. In the case of a
> barrier layer,
> one that is pore free like what you get with boric
> acid, the glow would be
> at the surface
> of the oxide layer as horace reports. In the case of
> a porous layer, like
> what you
> get with oxalic acid, the glow occurs inside the
> pore near
> the surface of the aluminum. The active region in
> both cases
> is the same, the thin barrier layer separating the
> electrolyte
> from the aluminum. But in the case of a porous
> layer, that region
> is deep inside the pore. You can actually see the
> thick oxide
> layer covering the glow region in that system.
> 
> Here is a cross sectional picture of some pores,
> 


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