Dentists have switched away from film but I guess you might find one locally that still has a developing machine.
My dentist told me the modern electronic replacement for film is much more sensitive and reliable.
Maybe you can find a used one?
I think they cost $5,000 to $8,000.
My dental surgeon use electronic sensors, but my 1990s dentist evolved only to reusable film.
I don't know what it is, but for him it is better.
I think it is phosphor films
Cheap and easy
https://pinkblue.in/bombay-den…l-x-ray-film-50-pack.html
It works ok. But heat sensitive and liable to fogging. Best thing is the self-developing function.
Robert Horst - the NaI scintillator probe is not detector that is being used for the measurement - it seems to be insensitive for the radiation. Instead Pancake detector with thin mica window from Ludlums is used. But I will get other Pancakes from EBay and verify how they are working.
UPDATE: As mentioned earlier I wanted to exclude that any charge is stored in seemingly activated paper. As advised I have taken activated paper and placed it in Aluminium foil sheet. Then the sheet was folded and pressed from both sides tightly. In this way any charge from the paper would be dissipated.
Then I performed new measurement. And what do you think? Radiation level was still very clearly elevated (over 3 times) what is roughly 210 CPM. So finally I think I can exclude that it is not a static charge but real kind of nuclear radiation. Now I am quite excited. I can't find any other possible source of error.
Regarding Kaolin this is not important in this experiment - the paper is just good for activation but it is working in the same way also with a porous plastic such as a foams. Please read my previous posts...
Just as another test: try spraying or misting an ionic (say NaCl) solution onto the paper. If it is stored charges, this might dissipate them rapidly.
Axil found that this paper is describing very similar experiment: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/OrianiRAenergeticc.pdf
WOW there are many similarities with the same result.
Maybe from now we could conclude that Electrolysis can be dangerous process, HAHA.
Oh, if reaction is deuteron + Lithium then it is very probable that I am getting Beryllium here! This could explain lung irritation and strange smell... This stuff is very toxic.
We still don't know what nuclear process is behind this but if fusing protons with Lithium is that easy then it is awesome.
Because this will change many things certainly. Required current is of order of powering a small LED diode! And probably can be much smaller. Actually, with one experiment where anode was extremely oxidized it produced a lot of particles even that current was just near 1mA. Only little time is needed.
This can explain how living bacterias can do this too. Or even animals or very likely also humans in limited range.
Great thing is that this experiment does not require any special handling or preparation, except for Lithium that can oxidize quickly. It is only important to not feed too high current - at least because of excess vapor that is somehow eating the particles. It is ideal if exposed material is dry - average ambient condition is fine.
porous plastic such as a foams
Specifically what plastics. Clear or opaque?
rubber and plastic industry
Radiation level was still very clearly elevated (over 3 times) what is roughly 210 CPM
Doesn't sound terribly sensitive. It must take a long time to get a spectrum.
I am used to background around 50 to 200 CPS with a scintillometer.
if reaction is deuteron + Lithium then it is very probable that I am getting Beryllium here! This could explain lung irritation and strange smell..
Yes, all must be very cautious with any form of inhalable beryllium. I recall one characteristic may be a sweet taste in the mouth--- that is shared with lead salts by the way. Use at least a surgical style mask, and caution about being downwind of any such odors.
The Romans used to sweeten their food and wine with lead salts...
We still don't know what nuclear process is behind this but if fusing protons with Lithium is that easy then it is awesome.
Because this will change many things certainly.
Yes 7Li +H* starts at 50 eV's plus a system with a moderate Q-factor.
Paradigmnoia: Of course I was not talking about scintillator but Pancake detector. Scintillator is not sensitive for radiation from this experiment. So when I am writing anything about radiation it is always Pancake.
garding Kaolin this is not important in this experiment - the paper is just good for activation but it is working in the same way also with a porous plastic such as a foams. Please read my previous posts
Pot, kettle.
Functional Fillers for Plastics. DeArmitt, Chris.
Applied Plastics Engineering Handbook.(2011). 455-468.
10.1016/B978-1-4377-3514-7.10026-1.
Fillers are an extremely diverse group of materials. They can be minerals, metals,
ceramics, bio-based, gases, liquids, or even other polymers. There are four
fundamentals that influence the property of fillers: filler concentration, particle
size and size distribution of the filler, distribution and dispersion, and shape
and aspect ratio. Nearly all-common fillers are stiffer than, that is has higher
modulus than, typical polymers. Therefore, adding filler tends to increase the
tensile and flexural modulus of the polymer. In addition, vast majority of polymers
are excellent thermal and electrical insulators. Outstanding electrical insulation
leads to extensive use in wire and cable insulation as well as numerous other
applications. Although a few polymers are intrinsic conductors of electricity, for
most polymers, conductivity must be induced through the use of conductive fillers.
Similarly, plastics are superior thermal insulators and even more so when foamed.
There are applications where plastic with exceptionally high thermal conductivity
is called for. One notable example is heatsinks for laptop computers. Plastics
allow complex, efficient shapes that fit within the strict confines of a laptop and
when appropriate fillers are added.
INTRODUCTION TO FOAMS AND FOAM FORMATION
Michael O. Okoroafor, Kurt C. Frisch, in Handbook of Plastic Foams, 1995
INTRODUCTION
Cellular plastics or plastic foams, also referred to as expanded or sponge plastics,
generally consist of a minimum of two phases, a solid–polymer matrix and a gaseous
phase derived from a blowing agent. The solid–polymer phase may be either inorganic,
organic or organometallic. There may be more than one solid phase present, which can
be composed of polymer alloys or polymer blends based on two or more polymers, or
which can be in the form of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) which consist
of at least two crosslinked polymer networks, or a pseudo–or semi–IPN formed from a
combination of at least one or more linear polymers with crosslinked polymers not
linked by means of covalent bonds.
Other solid phases may be present in the foam in the form of fillers, either fibrous
or other–shaped fillers which may be of inorganic origin, e.g. glass, ceramic or
metallic, or they may be polymeric in nature.
FOAMING
Dominick V. Rosato, ... Matthew V. Rosato,
in Plastic Product Material and Process Selection Handbook, 2004
Each plastic can include fillers and/or reinforcements to provide certain improved
desirable properties.
In addition to the basic plastics in liquid and bead forms with foaming agents,
fillers, additives that include cell controllers and fire-retardants, catalysts,
surfactants, styrene monomer, systems that vary viscosity from liquid to paste form,
and other additives are used.
THERMOSETTING FOAMS
Kaneyoshi Ashida, ... Kadzuo Iwasaki, in Handbook of Plastic Foams, 1995
Epoxy Resins as Matrix Resin.
Burton and Handlovits used conventional epoxy resins as the matrix resin, and fiber
glass, wollastonite and inorganic fillers as the reinforcement.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filler_(materials)
Types of fillers
In the past, fillers were used predominantly to cheapen end products, in which case
they were called extenders. Among the 21 most important fillers, calcium carbonate
holds the largest market volume and is mainly used in the plastics sector.[2] While
the plastic industry mostly consumes ground calcium carbonate (GCC), the paper
industry primarily uses precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) that is derived from
natural minerals. Wood flour and saw dust are used as filler in thermosetting
[citation needed] plastic.
In some cases, fillers also enhance properties of the products, e.g. in composites.
In such cases, a beneficial chemical interaction develops between the host material
and the filler. As a result, a number of optimized types of fillers, nano-fillers or
surface treated goods have been developed.
OK guys. I will get Alpha radiation scintillator detector from Ludlum. I am curious what I will find. Maybe I will be amazed.
JF said: "... 6. Get LiOD from Li + D2O reaction, 100mg Li in 5 - 10ml D2O. ..."
A CR2032 battery has roughly 110mg of Li.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_battery
http://data.energizer.com/pdfs/cr2032.pdf
Paradigmnoia: Of course I was not talking about scintillator but Pancake detector. Scintillator is not sensitive for radiation from this experiment. So when I am writing anything about radiation it is always Pancake.
I realized that after I typed it, but I had a flight to catch and didn't have time to fix it.
The spectrum must still take a while to collect, though.
Hey JohnyFive. Could you please weigh the following?
Cathode wire
Anode wire
Ti flake
Thanks in advance.
