Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2012-01-11 Thread Mary Yugo
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 1:16 PM, Mark Iverson-ZeroPoint < zeropo...@charter.net> wrote: > One fact that is conveniently ignored by the ones casting suspicion on > Rossi, is that he obtained his $ to finance all his work on e-Cat by > selling his interest in the biofuel company, which IIRC, he was

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2012-01-11 Thread Mark Iverson-ZeroPoint
age- From: Jones Beene [mailto:jone...@pacbell.net] Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 8:52 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi? -Original Message- From: mix...@bigpond.com At the risk

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2012-01-10 Thread mixent
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:52:17 -0800: Hi Jones, Actually I largely agree with your position. I too think that fusion reactions are unlikely in this case (though not impossible). I'm trying to keep an open mind here. Note also that I think the H+H->D reaction is ver

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2012-01-10 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: mix...@bigpond.com > No positron - no H+H fusion. It is almost that simple. You appear to be neglecting H-H fusion by electron capture. This also happens in the Sun, but at a low rate. Hi Robin, If the EC reaction happens in the sun (at a low rate), given the

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2012-01-09 Thread mixent
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 30 Dec 2011 01:59:19 +0100: Hi, [snip] >Well finding deuterium would be definitive proof of 'something anomalous' >but not fusion, since they can absolutely rule out ALL varieties of hydrogen >fusion now. You absolutely have to get rid of a positive charge

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2012-01-09 Thread mixent
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:28:38 -0800 (PST): Hi, [snip] >The monitor used by Rossi's team in January is specifically designed to detect >positrons, which must be there if there is to be H+H fusion. None were >detected. There is a bit of a problem with this. The de

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-30 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
Yes I heard Celani saying that as well. AG On 12/30/2011 3:43 PM, Horace Heffner wrote: On Dec 29, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Jones Beene wrote: Horace ØOnce again - there is ZERO evidence of fusion. And for that matter - there is no evidence for any known nuclear reaction. How about the detection

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-30 Thread Axil Axil
Reference: http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/FocardiSevidenceof.pdf *Evidence of electromagnetic radiation from Ni-H Systems* *Conclusion:* We have presented experimental results for photon emission observed in three different experiments performed during a preliminary preparation step of

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Horace Heffner
On Dec 29, 2011, at 3:42 PM, Jones Beene wrote: Horace Ø Once again - there is ZERO evidence of fusion. And for that matter - there is no evidence for any known nuclear reaction. How about the detection of gammas by Celani on start-up and shut down? Celani is credible. The gammas adm

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
Transmutations are observed in both Palladium and Nickel based systems. Excess heat is observed in both Palladium and Nickel based systems. Lack of radiation is observed in both Palladium and Nickel based systems. Heat after Death is observed in both Palladium and Nickel based systems. DDSLA (D

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
OK - I see that you are conflating prior LENR with Rossi. That is easy to do, but complicates everything. We are in agreement that LENR is very strange if you try to distill knowledge from the full range, since it covers too much territory to make easy generalizations. Deuterium experiments are

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
You must be joking? Right? Jed's archives are full of reports of transmutations. Even the high school kids reported transmutations. May I suggest you need to step outside your Standard Model mind set and actually read what other are reporting? Remember the "Experiment Rules". There are transmut

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
I'm pretty sure you have not followed this thread very closely, or else you are a bit too trustworthy of Rossi. What "observed transmutations" are you speaking of? Please do not say "this is what AR told me". BTW, nickel to copper is NOT an acceptable answer. There is no such thing as nickel

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
"Could be an unknown reaction going on here"??? You mean "There is an unknown reaction going on here". As for salvaging, there is nothing to salvage. The "experiment rules". Game, Set, Match. Should I again mention the observed transmutations? Yea I know, they can't be real as there are no nuc

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
Well finding deuterium would be definitive proof of 'something anomalous' but not fusion, since they can absolutely rule out ALL varieties of hydrogen fusion now. You absolutely have to get rid of a positive charge somehow to get to deuterium, and no positron is seen in an instrument designed for t

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
Horace * Once again - there is ZERO evidence of fusion. And for that matter - there is no evidence for any known nuclear reaction. How about the detection of gammas by Celani on start-up and shut down? Celani is credible. The gammas admittedly could be faked. Yes Celani is credib

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
Looks like the Philosopher's Stone was working overtime ;) AG On 12/30/2011 9:46 AM, Horace Heffner wrote: and for some amusement on the side: http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/MalloveEalchemynig.pdf

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: Complete nonsense. The monitor used by Rossi's team in January is specifically designed to detect positrons, which must be there if there is to be H+H fusion. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn't that like saying there must be neutrons if D+D fusion is occurring? It is def

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Horace Heffner
On Dec 29, 2011, at 1:28 PM, Jones Beene wrote: Complete nonsense. I like your candor! 8^) The monitor used by Rossi's team in January is specifically designed to detect positrons, which must be there if there is to be H+H fusion. None were detected. Yes. I stated this in my arti

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Aussie Guy E-Cat
Ah yes, I see. Are you then saying the FPE Alchemists used a Philosopher's stone to generate all the observed transmutations? AG On 12/30/2011 8:58 AM, Jones Beene wrote: Once again - there is ZERO evidence of fusion. And for that matter - there is no evidence for any known nuclear reaction.

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
Complete nonsense. The monitor used by Rossi's team in January is specifically designed to detect positrons, which must be there if there is to be H+H fusion. None were detected. All other forms of fusion with nickel produce radioisotopes of varying half-lives - easy to detect - which Rossi him

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Horace Heffner
On Dec 29, 2011, at 8:27 AM, Jones Beene wrote: -Original Message- From: Horace Heffner They cannot fuse. Surprisingly many vorticians apparently do not realize that this reaction is strongly endothermic. This is false. Consider: H + H --> D + e+ + v + 0.42 MeV That is half th

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Alan J Fletcher
At 11:31 AM 12/29/2011, Jones Beene wrote: Makes no sense to argue otherwise. Bite the bullet. There is no evidence of hydrogen fusion in Rossi; and there are many hours of data showing that no radiation over background is occurring - and moreover it was done using a very capable monitoring devic

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: > There is no evidence it isn't. No one has checked, as far as I know. > > > Really? The highest quality testing which was performed in Bologna was > radiation monitoring. > You would not catch cold fusion Pd D+D reactions with this. They do not produce radiation. I presume H

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: > Rothwell was among the most vocal proponents of using gamma spectroscopy as > proof of LENR, so it is a bit surprising that he seems to be backtracking a > bit. I am not backtracking. That's silly. Gamma rays have been seen, but never at levels commensurate with plasma fus

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
To clarify one point. Gammas are not always seen in Pd-D experiments - especially with simple Geiger type monitors. In the early days, gammas were even said to be absent. Then with better instrumentation - gammas started to show up - even in watt-level experiments. Rothwell was among the most vo

RE: EXTERNAL: RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Roarty, Francis X
Jones, Nice argument regarding fusion - I thought a relativistic interpretation had to leave the possibility of fusion open but you are correct in citing the lack of nuclear ash to rule out fusion. I know there are some claims of transmuted elements being detected - Were you implying the

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
From: Jed Rothwell Big difference. There is no evidence that hydrogen fusion is involved in Rossi. There is no evidence it isn't. No one has checked, as far as I know. Really? The highest quality testing which was performed in Bologna was radiation monitoring. Top notch instrumentation and

Re: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jed Rothwell
Jones Beene wrote: > Big difference. There is no evidence that hydrogen fusion is involved in > Rossi. > There is no evidence it isn't. No one has checked, as far as I know. - Jed

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: Horace Heffner > They cannot fuse. Surprisingly many vorticians apparently do not > realize that this reaction is strongly endothermic. This is false. Consider: H + H --> D + e+ + v + 0.42 MeV That is half the story. You neglect the threshold condition.

RE: [Vo]:LENR & 'Proliferation' was: US DOE alters its stance on LENR and Rossi?

2011-12-29 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: Roarty, Francis X > I have to consider a reaction that only occurs in extreme relativistic warp induced by suppression of larger virtual particles - the resulting radiation would have to likewise translate from this extreme warp back to normal space before we coul