I found another paper on Palladium/hydrogen superconductivity Sorry I am so late
http://www.redalyc.org/pdf/464/46434607.pdf Magnetic and Transport Properties of PdH: Intriguing Superconductive Observations On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > Hi Mark, > > Your quotes from the citation brings to mind the mystery connection to > HTSC (high temperature superconductivity). > > Since the early days there was thought to be some kind of vague and > undefined connection between LENR and HTSC. This is due primarily to the > fact that palladium hydride is superconductive but palladium isn't. The > quote you mentioned adds an explanation in the form of lattice vibrations. > The problem is the transition temperature. > > BTW - for those who are not aware of the history of this - Brian Ahern > (who was a USAF researcher at the time, specializing in SC) independently > discovered Pd-H superconductivity many years ago - only to find that it had > already been reported by someone else (and patented). It is still ignored > as a factor for gain in "cold fusion" due to the aforementioned problem of > transition temperature. This is probably one of the details that got Brian > hooked on LENR - even before P&F and he also discovered that an alloy of > nickel and palladium performs much better than palladium alone for excess > heat. > > For the heck of it, I did a quicky search to see if "nickel hydride" has > ever been reported with SC properties. This begs to be part of the > LENR-CANR library even if the rationale between LENR and HTSC is foggy. > > As it turns out - W-L also picked up on the cross-connection and found the > same citation I found: > *Superconductivity in the palladium-hydrogen and palladium-nickel-hydrogen > systems* > *Authors* - First published: 16 June 1972 by > T. Skoskiewicz > > http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pssa.2210110253/abstract > > The paper is a poor scan, I am trying to find a digital version. This is > almost 45 years old ! Why is it seldom mentioned? > > This is a fine blog article from EM Smith on the situation (which I had > read but forgot), It is worth a reread. > > https://chiefio.wordpress.com/2015/05/24/widom-larsen- > superconducting-hydrides-and-directed-speculation/ > > > MarkI-ZeroPoint wrote: > > Vorts, > > > > Haven’t had time to do much sci-surfing in 2016, but as is quite common in > my life, when I get a nagging feeling to do it, I come across stuff that > could be very significant… > > > > Happened to go to physorg.com today when eating lunch at work and came > across this article: > > > > “Laser pulses help scientists tease apart complex electron > interactions” > > http://phys.org/news/2016-12-laser-pulses-scientists- > complex-electron.html > > > > Title doesn’t really sound all that breakthrough, but for some reason I > clicked on it and came across what could be the mechanism of action in LENR > reactions which gently sheds the energy to the lattice instead of ejecting > high-energy particles, i.e., the ‘expected’ mechanism. To quote the > article: > > > > “But they also discovered another, unexpected signal-which they say > represents a distinct form of *extremely efficient energy loss > <http://phys.org/tags/energy+loss/> at a particular energy level and > timescale* between the other two. > > > > "We see a very strong and peculiar interaction between the excited > electrons and the lattice where the *electrons are losing most of their > energy very rapidly in a coherent, non-random way*," Rameau said. At this > special energy level, he explained, *the electrons appear to be > interacting with lattice atoms all vibrating at a particular frequency-like > a tuning fork emitting a single note*. When all of the electrons that > have the energy required for this unique interaction have given up most of > their energy, they start to cool down more slowly by hitting atoms more > randomly without striking the "resonant" frequency, he said. > > > > "We know now that this interaction doesn't just switch on when the > material becomes a superconductor; it's actually always there," > > Although electron-based and not nucleus-based, it still makes me wonder if > this is one step in a multi-step process of energy transfer… nucleus to > electrons to lattice. > > > > It is in a very narrow energy range, and is obviously some kind of > resonance (coherent) condition… which also explains why it’s so hard to > reproduce. Wonder if the narrow energy kink is anywhere close to *FrankZ*’s > 1.094Mhz-meter? > > > > BTW, the research also used a setup which I’ve been ranting about for > years… the electron stroboscope. > > > > "By varying the time between the 'pump' and 'probe' laser pulses we can > build up a stroboscopic record of what happens - a movie of what this > material looks like from rest through the violent interaction to how it > settles back down," > > Merry Christmas to All, > > -mark iverson > > > > >
