> From: "David Roberson" <dlrober...@aol.com> > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Rossi Says .. EMF Directly from the Reactor Core!! (??) > Reminds me of the atomic battery concept. I gave that consideration > when he originally stated that the energy was released in the form of > low energy gammas that were converted into heat inside his shield. It > did not take long to come to the conclusion that this must not be true > unless the gammas were really low energy. Horace made it very clear > that anything over 100 keV would escape the original lead lined beast > and be dangerous. > > > Do you suspect that Rossi is back with the gamma radiation concept and > is converting them to electricity? Or, is this another diversion? > > > Dave
Googling on gammavoltaics gives a lot of speculation and one solid paper Novel Nuclear Powered Photocatalytic Energy Conversion John R. White, Douglas Kinsman, Thomas M. Regan, and Leo M. Bobek UMass-Lowell Radiation Laboratory University of Massachusetts Lowell August 29, 2005 http://www.osti.gov/bridge/servlets/purl/850408-3Vdsn0/850408.pdf It uses a "standard" photovoltaic dye -- plus a GAMMA SCINTILLATOR to down-shift the energy into its optical range. eg Sodium Iodide, Cesium Iodide .... What if Rossi's secret sauce wasn't to create the reaction, but to capture gammas ??? (Pure speculation, of course ...)
