Solid State K-Capture Generator
The Solid State K-capture Generator is a computer
controlled system that utilizes the "K-Capture" principle to create electrical
energy.
K-capture has been known to give off tremendous amounts
of energy but no one had discovered a way to control the energy. The K-capture Generator
does this and may prove to be one of the greatest source of energy discovered.
Unshielded, it does emit x-ray particles.
The prototype models (for manufacturing) were expected
to produce a constant electrical current of at least 50kw and was predicted to handle
surges and heavier loads of over 200kw for one to two hours before it heated up to a
temperature that would automatically shut the power off. If this were to occur, there
would be no harm sustained by the unit, but would have to be restarted when the unit's
temperature lowers to approximately 60 F.
Most American homes average 5 to 7 kw per day. However,
a 100% electrically powered house could have peak usage of up to 35kw. With normal power
usage, 50kw could handle from three to ten homes, depending on size and peak demand. Very
few small commercial operations would ever require more than 50kw to supply their needs,
if more power is required an additional unit or units could be added. Each one would
operate as a standby unit and supply the required power without losing power as each one
began its operation.
One unit measures approximately 2' x 2' x 6' but can
also be made smaller by using a different configuration when fitting the component parts
together.
On a standard basis, the unit normally supplies 5kw of
AC power and 45kw of DC power. This can be altered by the use of external inverters,
transformers, etc.
It is estimated that under normal conditions that the
fuel used will last over one-million years. However, since it does use other non moving
components, it is expected to have malfunctions in such things as computer controls,
diodes, capacitors, etc. When this occurs replacement would be required and the unit would
have to be restarted.
Starting the unit requires 120 volts and 400 watts The
power available is on an "as needed" basis and if all power was shut-off, there
would be no harm to the unit.
The theory herein described is used as a power source by creating a radio nuclide by K-capture.
The process to reach this goal is initiated by producing
a high intensity ultra-violet burst to cause an irregular condition where the K electrons
in lithium isotope-6, creates a condition where K-capture is possible.
The ultra-violet burst is produced with a nitrogen
laser. It has been known for some time that a high voltage discharge and high current
electric discharge in nitrogen gas will generate a pulse of coherent radiation at 3,371
angstroms. The laser action encounters an electron moving in the discharge, absorbing its
energy. The encounter leaves the molecule in an unstable state. It usually falls to a
state of lower energy by emitting a photon at 3,371 angstroms.
The photon may encounter other excited molecules causing
them to emit their energy in lock step with the encountering photon. The resulting pulse
of radiation has twice the energy of each photon. This is laser action.
The process continues as long as there are excited
molecules along the path. The process soon stops because when a large number of molecules
are excited, they wil1 begin to cascade at random to lower states of energy.
The numbers of molecules at lower 1evels build up
rapidly, eventually exceeding those at upper levels and terminating the amplification.
The laser quickly turns itself off even though there are
excited molecules left behind. The turn off time is fast, usually less than
ten-nanoseconds.
Inducing laser action in nitrogen is dependent on constructing a mechanism that will instantaneously send a huge current of electrons at high voltage laterally through a column of the gas at a pressure of about 100 torr.
An appropriate switching mechanism that can handle tens
of thousands of amperes within nanoseconds turns out to be quite simple both in principle
and in construction.
No laser mirrors are needed, the optical gain of the
rapid discharge is so large that the emission becomes super-radiant, that laser action
takes place without an optical cavity.
Ultraviolet lasers can be scaled to higher powers. A
discharge path one meter long will develop an output pu1se of almost one-million watts.
Output is emitted from both ends of the column of excited gas, but a mirror at one end
will more than double the power at the other end.
K-CAPTURE TECHNICAL INFORMATION
In some instances, where the ratio of neutrons to
protons is low, a type of decay has been found to exist. Where a proton is converted to a
neutron in the nucleus by the capture of one of the extra nuclear electrons, with a
neutrino being formed at the same time. The product of this type of radioactivity would
have the same number as its parent, but its atomic number would be one unit lower.
The phenomenon described is referred to as a decay by
electron capture. The electron is captured usually from the K level, or first quantum
level, for such an electron is likely to be found near the nucleus; consequently, the
expression K-electron capture, or K-capture is often employed. Instances of an electron
being captured from the second quantum level, or L level, is not unknown although they are
not common. The possibility of electron capture was predicted by the Japanese mathematical
physicists H. Yukawa and S. Sakata in 1936. Proof of its reality was obtained in the
United States by L. W. Alvarez in 1938.
The detection of K-capture is dependent on the fact that
the removal of a K-electron leaves a hole in the K quantum level. An electron from a
higher quanta level will move in to fill the position, with the excess energy being
emitted as a characteristic X-ray. Since K-capture precedes the electrons' transition and
the emission of X rays, the X-ray will be the characteristic of the product nucleus with
an atomic number one unit less. A case of this is Vanadium Isotope-49. The decay was found
to be accompanied by the characteristic X-rays of the K series of the element of titanium.
It is evident that Vanadium-49 decays by K-capture.
When a Lithium-6 atom encounters an ultraviolet photon
adding enough energy to cause a K-capture, its atomic number is changed and becomes a
Helium-6 atom. Helium-6 is a radio nuclide having a beta emission of 3.58 MeV. No other
radiation is present except for a characteristic X-ray of Helium.
Beta particles are captured in a magnetic field and
stored in a capacitor bank before using their energy to do work.
The number of reactions needed to produce a sizeable
current flow is small.
In the terms of energy needs, the usefulness of this
process is clear.
Disclaimer:
I did not write this article... I only edited it for clarity. Nor have
I seen this device working. However, I did speak with a person at the 1998 Exotic Research
Conference from Utah who had claimed to have built this type of device with a few of his
associates. This guy stated that they did not know how to convert the x-rays to
electricity. He said that the device was very dangerous and hard to control. It was also
stated to have wiped out computer hard-drives within a few blocks of the operating device. This
posted article seems to answer the conversion problem.
I have no other information on this device at this time. If I had the time I would set-up
this device and use a lithium niobate crystal as the target. I would also use electrodes
that generate a thermoelectric effect when heated. If any of you have a nitrogen laser
this device should be easy enough to validate. Please share your results with the rest of
us.
-Bruce A. Perreault