Lou, Axil,
I think Jones Beene has previously cited thermal anomalies of
both heating and cooling, the cooling anomaly is less pronounced than the
heating anomaly. Likewise reports of accelerated half lives of radioactive
gases are more pronounced than reports of “suppressed” half lives. Note that
the modified decay rates are restored to normal after the radioactive gas is
unloaded from the metal powder. Although these reports of thermal anomalies may
not have involved radioactive gases, they are still, IMHO, a clear indication
that reactions of any type are indeed thermalized. In short I take this as
support of Naudt’s proposal that fractional hydrogen is relativistic and my
extension that Casimir effect is the underlying relativistic process, bestowing
equivalent relativistic negative acceleration to any ambient gases in the
vacuum suppressed region between Casimir boundaries. Note this is not in
conflict with Axil’s reply regarding a second QM reaction that thermalizes the
reaction in the thermal lattice but rather just another piece of the puzzle
that may include several exotic mechanisms to explain these anomalous
reactions. Casimir geometry is already a quantum effect that concentrates large
surface areas of metal atoms onto a tiny region trapped between the plates, It
appears to assist the formation of condensed forms of gases that can also act
as a single atom which supports Axils contention that thermal energy is gently
transferred over great “spooky” distances instead of a concentrated nuclear
release.
I think many of the other perspectives like Frank Z’s speed of
sound and the oscillion theory may also contribute or be related ways to
describe the same underlying effects.. hope they will also chime in on this
thread.
I am not surprised Ti needs to be heated for the Reifenschweiler effect. Since
the days of Langmuir the odd effects of hydrogen are only observed after
disassociation. If the Ti particles are larger you get less catalytic assist in
disassociation.
I agree with Axil’s statement [snip] The radiation thermalization mechanism
is a surface phenomenon that is
maximized by the large surface area of nano-powder.[/snip] but remain uncertain
if this effect can occur with only atomic hydrogen or if it needs the condensed
form of hydrogen to occur.
Regards
Fran
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Re: [Vo]:Overview of (Ahern) Vibronic Energy Technologies Approach
Axil Axil
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:11 -0800
What I am curious about is whether the reduced radioactivity that
Reifenschweiler observed for tritium and heavier nuclei meant that the
radioactive decays were actually suppressed, or that the energetic decay
products were thermalized in the small monocrystalline particles via some
hypothetical collective quantum enhancement of absorption.
I speculate that the energetic decay products were thermalized.
In an experimental series performed by Piantelli, he observed the
production of either heat or gamma radiation but not both at the same time,
if memory serves.
>From the demo of the first one liter Rossi reactor during the time at
startup when the lattice was cold, a massive radiation burst appeared for a
second or two. From this, I deduce that the energy production mechanism
will generate large amounts of radiation if the lattice is cold and the
phonons present in the lattice are not energetic enough.
One problem of that early design was the generation of bursts of radiation
during startup and shutdown. I assume that the lattice was cold at those
times.
Rossi was greatly concerned by these radiation bursts, and changed his
design so that an external heater warmed the nickel lattice before the
reaction begins.
This tells me that there is a second quantum mechanical reaction that
converts the radiation generated in the metal atom’s nucleus to thermal
energy within the lattice.
The lack of radioactive decay products after the Rossi reactor is shut down
also speaks to a radiation thermalization mechanism rather than a radiation
suppression mechanism.
>From Otto Reifenschweiler:
This assumption is confirmed by the observation, that a decrease of tritium
radioactivity is never observed with Ti-preparations which are generally
used for storage of tritium. Such preparations don.t have the above stated
properties. They consist of single and big non monocrystalline
Ti-particles, in my experience.
The radiation thermalization mechanism is a surface phenomenon that is
maximized by the large surface area of nano-powder.
The a variant of the quantum Zeno effect in which an unstable particle, if
observed continuously or in the case of quantum activity in a metal lattice
cycles rapidly through repeating cycles of entanglement in a continuing
process of quantum decoherence, that particle will thermalize its nuclear
power output as thermal energy in the metal lattice.
The originating mechanism of the nuclear energy is not caused by vibrations
(phonons) in the lattice. However, the thermalization of that nuclear
energy is caused by the rapid cycling decoherence of the entangled metal
atoms caused by quantum phonons vibrating in that lattice.
Phonons in the metal lattice will cause the energy of the unstable particle
to be transferred away from its originating nucleus and enter the metal
lattice non-locally some large distance away.
This may be why Rossi went with a micron sized particle rather than a
nano-sized particle.
The question now is what particle produces the LENR energy. Speculating,
that unstable particle is probably the transition metal atom; in Rossi’s
case, it is the nickel atom.
This nuclear reaction is very weird in the Rossi reactor where it does not
rip that lattice apart but contrary to all good sense, thermalizes the
lattice into a gentle low grade heat.
I can only speculate that the entanglement mechanism provides an
otherworldly energy pipeline that gently moves energy/heat away from the
nuclear production zone.
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:09 PM, < [email protected] > wrote:
> Francis, Axil,
>
> What I am curious about is whether the reduced radioactivity that
> Reifenschweiler observed for tritium and heavier nuclei meant that the
> radioactive decays were actually suppressed, or that the energetic decay
> products were thermalized in the small monocrystalline particles via some
> hypothetical collective quantum enhancement of absorption.
> Reifenschweiler is also puzzled by the temperature dependence of this
> effect. Crystal size and proximity of the crystals appear critical also.
> No wonder these phenomena are so elusive. Maybe, also some "new physics"
> appears in the mesoscale at the boundary separating classical from quantum
> dynamics?
>
> One theory for similar phenomena has been proposed in:
> "Quantum Zeno Effect, Nuclear Conversion and Photoionization in Solids"
> http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003491696900639
>
> BTW, some of Reifenschweiler's refences are:
>
> Reduced radioactivity of tritium in small titanium particles
> http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Reifenschwreducedrad.pdf
>
> Cold Fusion and Decrease of Tritium Radioactivity
> http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Reifenschwcoldfusion.pdf
>
> About the possibility of decreased radioactivity of heavy nuclei
> http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=512913
>
>
> >
> > I don't think this has been posted to Vortex before.
> > I believe it describes Brian Ahern's approach to LENR.
> > Does this imply he believe Rossi's results?
> >
> > Any comments?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Lou Pagnucco
> >
