PNNL

Abstract

The intent of the original referenced paper (1) was to stimulate future developments in the field of long range detection of radioactivity using electromagnetic methods. Research and technology development typically make fastest progress when experimental measurements and theoretical models are mature and complimentary. In order to move toward this goal, the original paper examined several proposed and novel mechanisms upon which a theoretical model for the reported observables could be based. It was found that none of the considered mechanisms led to a viable model able to explain experimental observations. This paper did not imply and should not be taken to imply that no such model exists. Neither, incidentally, should the original paper be taken to imply anything about the reported experimental observations.