From: Peter Gluck I have the pleasure to inform you about this new paper of Dr. Stoyan Sarg Sargoytchev published in the on-line General Science Journal Nickel-Hydrogen Cold Fusion by Intermediate Rydberg State of Hydrogen: Selection of the Isotopes for Energy Optimization and Radioactive Waste Minimization http://gsjournal.net/Science-Journals/Essays/View/5281 Really bold ideas; enjoy! (it is downloadable) Definitely worth studying, with some interesting angles - but an initial comment is that like several other theories of LENR, which envision nuclear changes in the range of 5 MeV due to proton addition to nickel - it effectively overlooks (fails to adequately explain) the 800 pound gorilla in the closet - which is the lack of gamma radiation (and/or radioactivity in the ash).
For instance, there is an assumption of a lead jacket. This was a feature of an old design which was dropped. Otherwise the problem is glossed over as gamma-to-heat. Gamma-to-heat with no leakage is a physical impossibility. Period. If such were remotely possible we would have nuclear powered aircraft today. In fact the excellent study over many hours of operation (Bianchini) does indeed show no gamma above ambient. Any theory which cannot account for this is a no-show. In conclusion - there is no doubt that if we believe anything about the Rossi reactor of today based on demos - they produce no gamma radiation. The HotCat, which is by far the most robust LENR reactor every documented - is unshielded. No lead jacket, no gamma. There is no possibility of any prime reaction - if that reaction is producing quanta over about 2 keV. The proton addition reaction, as it is known to nuclear science - is dead-in-the-water as an explanation for the best results we have in the field.
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