----- Original Message ----- From: "Jed Rothwell" > Neutron aficionados will enjoy these papers by Menlove et al. from 1990 and 1991: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/MenloveHOlowbackgro.pdf>MenloveHOlowbackgro.pdf
Most interesting. Especially in regard to recent past postings and speculation about capturing ZPE energy from cryogenic cooling. Already, I am ready to put a unique "spin" on this one. That would involve the necessity, in some forms of CF, to use ZPE as a necessary step to achieve fusion, whether it be in BEC coherence or in mass increase or in epo interaction. The details appear in prior postings, but if anyone is interested, I can flesh it out again for this particular situation. It should be noted that only two of the samples showed remarkable levels of neutrons. In one Sample DD-17, please Note the definite cryogenic connection: "We measured the highest neutron emission from sample DD-17. This sample contained 304 g of Ti (6,6,2) contained in a 1 L stainless steel (SS) sample bottle. The sample was degassed at a maximum of 230°C using helium to flush out the remaining air and cleaning agents. During the neutron measurements, LN temperature cycles were performed with a small amount (1 to 4 L) of D2 gas being absorbed during the warm-up from LN temperature. ***On the seventh LN cycle, 17 L of D2 were accidentally added to the sample while at LN temperature.*** About 1 h into the warm-up, a portion of the Ti chips went into a hot exothermic reaction excursion when all of the gas was absorbed in about 15 s. A localized spot on one side of the SS bottle was hot; the rest of the bottle was still covered with frost. The bottle was immediately dunked into LN for 10 min and then removed from the LN and allowed to warm up in the detector. This could be evidence of slight mass increase deriving from increased exposure to cryogenic temperature. Too bad they are not working on this any longer. I would suspect that if they were to "cold-temper" the Ti at liquid He temperatures, and for an extended period, that they would get much more impressive levels of neutrons. But that is just my "spin" (and probably that of Frederick Sparber as well). Jones
