The is something special about the layered structure of graphite. I would follow that lead.
On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 2:38 AM, Alain Sepeda <alain.sep...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Lou Pagnuco on LENR-Forum found an arxiv paper. > > do you think it have connection ? > > I see also connections with Hydroton's theory... > > http://arxiv.org/pdf/1512.08504v1.pdf > "X-ray laser pulses from solids" > ABSTRACT: In experiments on irradiation of metal surfaces by ions of keV > energy, X-ray laser radiation was observed despite population inversion > was unexpected. The radiation continued after the bombarding by ions was > switched off. In this paper unusual properties of that X-ray radiation are > analyzed. Anomalous states are formed inside the metal. These states are > associated with narrow potential well created by the local reduction of > zero point electromagnetic energy. This reminds the van der Waals potential > well. States in the well are long-living which results in population > inversion and the subsequent laser generation observed. > > The author speculates that LENR may be due to up-conversion of low energy > quanta into > nuclear excitations. > > Peter Hagelstein discusses the Karabut results in -- > "Directional X-ray and gamma emission in experiments in condensed matter > nuclear science" > > http://brillouinenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Directional-X-ray-and-gamma-emission-in-experiments-in-condensed-matter-nuclear-science.pdf > > > from: > > http://www.lenr-forum.com/forum/index.php/Thread/2427-Re-examing-Karabut-s-anomalous-collimated-X-rays/ > > 2015-12-29 0:37 GMT+01:00 Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com>: > >> Hi Bob, >> >> Your experience in the nuclear energy sector is no doubt relevant here. >> >> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 5:19 PM, Bob Cook <frobertc...@hotmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> My experience is that any fast charged particles creates x-rays which >>> would be observed and correlated with the ejection of electrons from the >>> inner electron shells of atoms. >> >> >> X-rays have been observed on many occasions and have been correlated with >> excess heat. In addition, characteristic x-rays that go back to the >> ionization of inner shell electrons are of an energy that is readily >> attenuated by quartz, water and stainless steel, which means you have to >> take special steps to measure them. (Also, the x-rays are often collimated >> for some reason.) >> >> Also, if there are no fast neutrons, it is unlikely that one would expect >>> to observe fast charged particles nor gammas, since they would likely be >>> born from a nuclear transmutation. >> >> >> This is an expectation that goes back to a certain understanding of >> what's going on (i.e., it is partly a theoretical understanding). That begs >> the question -- what if something different is going in in this case? >> >> In addition, if the LENR reactions take place in a coherent system of >>> significant size, the probability of the production of high kinetic >>> energy particles may be low compared to the distribution of energy in many >>> small amounts and/or directly as phonic energy of a lattice being part of a >>> coherent system. >> >> >> This is another theoretical expectation. Some people, such as Peter >> Hagelstein and Mitchell Swartz, like explanations involving a coherent >> system of some kind. I personally find such approaches difficult to grasp >> in light of basic thermodynamical considerations. >> > > >
