My mental model of the Rossi process is as follows:
The H- ions are formed close to the surface of the internal heaters filament when an electron is emitted from the filament and ionizes and splits hydrogen (H2) into H-. The H- has a negative charge. It is accelerated by a wire grid charged to high voltage to a substantial fraction of the speed of light. The almost all H- ions goes through the wire grid in the direction of the stainless steel wall were the surface is covered with pure nickel containing many atomic defects. The H- ions strike this imperfect nickel surface with great force and the H- is driven into the atomic defects at high speed. When the atomic defect is packed with many hydrogen ions a tipping point is reached and a nuclear fusion reaction produces heat and a variety transmuted elements. On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > I have no problem with that characterization. > > > > However, it is the dimension of the holes that matters most, apparently. > This can explain why nickel-palladium alloy works so much better than > palladium in Arata experiments. There is a slight difference in the > inter-atomic spacing, which may not seem like much to the casual observer – > but is everything in end-results. > > > > Rossi apparently does not use palladium at all - leaving open the > possibility whatever it is that provides the better results gives better > geometry with nickel. Peter believes that it is not an element per se, but > is more mechanical than an ingredient. Maybe so, but I would also be looking > for an alloy which gives similar ‘holes’ to Ni-Pd (85/15). > > > > Jones > > > > > > *From:* Axil Axil > > > > Rossi says that many elements beside nickel will work. The patent says that > Copper will work also. The reason: it is the atomic holes that produce the > reaction in a transition metal. It is these holes that are the active > nuclear sites. The support is the oxide of that metal whatever it is. This > oxide is a dielectric and provides support for the pure metal surface cover. > The hydrogen generates the atomic holes by erosion at startup. > > > > > > >
