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 > >[...]
