Lanthanum has a low work function which can be lowered even further if oxygen is added. Lanthanum oxide is now used in welding rods to replace thorium because of its low work function(2.5 eV). The powder used in this experiment may be contaminated with oxygen. This might indicate that low work function is a factor in nickel based LENR.
Cheers: Axil On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 2:59 PM, ecat builder <ecatbuil...@gmail.com> wrote: > This is a Russian Rossi replication using LaNi5 that is generating bursts > of X-rays and neutrons. They (Bazhutov and Izmiran > http://fireball.izmiran.ru/ ) are looking at the Erzion model of cold > nuclear transmutation... > > "Investigation of Thermodynamic and Radiation Effects at Loading > Intermetallic LaNi5 by > hydrogen<http://www.iscmns.org/work10/ParkhomovAregistrati.ppt>" > -- http://www.iscmns.org/work10/ParkhomovAregistrati.ppt > > Anyone have more news on these guys? They did a workshop at the Kurchatov > Institute last month, but I didn't see a writeup. > > - Brad >
