Further to the thread about gammas, here are these "money" quotes from the PDF by Lichtenberg concerning the reaction in Rossi's devices:
About the LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions) within the ECAT systems: > > - the details of the LENR processes are still not yet known > > > - the formerly assumed main reaction, i.e. the transmutation from > nickel into copper, seems to be only a side effect which does not yield > significant amounts of energy > > > - transmutations from nickel into other nickel isotopes and iron were > also reported / detected 4 > > > - a participant did remark that the measured gamma radiation indicates > that a transmutation from hydrogen into helium takes place. This comment > was appreciated by Andrea Rossi but he did not confirm the actual presence > of this process > > I now take the precaution of pointing out I am just relaying the information in the PDF and make no suggestions about the credibility of the author or the claims, lest this become a point of confusion for some. :) In the PDF, there is a claim that even for the Hot Cat, the COP is 6. In light of Jed's complaints about the inapplicability of COP to a LENR device, I'm curious how they are deriving this number, assuming for the moment that everything is being reported in good faith. One detail I like in the bullet points is the last one, about helium. I suspect that is the d+p → 3He variety. Note also that transmutations are reported to be a side phenomenon. In a just world, I think the Nobel Prize would be split between Rossi, the dogged and determined LENR researchers, Ron Maimon, and Robin, for applying Maimon's theory to nickel. Robin would only get a token amount, though, because he didn't really think it was possible. Eric On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: http://novam-research.com/resources/ECAT.pdf
