Does not compute... Breed more 7Li, deplete 6Li. Four Li channels produce 6He-->6Li, i.e. more 6Li. You have to make up your mind!
Yes, indeed. The ratio in the Lugano test (2014) was the natural ratio at the start and significantly elevated 6Li at the end, as measured by two teams. If Rossi was simply mistaken about his device, or perhaps fraudulent, and investigators were duped, then there will be a mundane explanation for this change. One explanation for example is that enriched 6Li was planted. Another is that there was measurement error on the part of both teams doing the assays. A third possibility is that there was some kind of natural separating out of the lithium isotopes. I do not offer an opinion about the plausibility of these suggestions. What do people suggest is the mundane explanation for the shift in 7Li/6Li in the 2014 Lugano test?
QuoteAs far as I remember 7Li was depleted in the Lugano test, not enriched. The main reaction was supposedly p+7Li-->2 alpha.
This reaction would presumably explain the imbalance by depleting 7Li and leaving behind only the remaining 6Li. Another possibility is spallation: 4He + 7Li → 6Li + 4He + n.