Jones, I don't think the Letts-Cravens experiment is similar to Holmlid at all. They used two calibrated wavelength lasers superimposed on the cathode. They found that when the lasers were separated by a specific frequency difference in the 10-20 THz range, there was a peaking in the XP. For there to be a frequency difference effect, there must be a nonlinearity - likely a surface plasmon at the cathode surface - that allows the difference frequency to form. The difference frequency of 10-20 THz where there was a peak in XP is VERY suggestive of phonon stimulation, something compeletely different than Holmlid's experiment.
On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 5:30 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *From: *Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > > I do not think there is any evidence for muons in cold fusion. > > JB: There is actually plenty of evidence along with plenty of data some of > which was presented. You may not think the evidence is credible, but you > are not a nuclear engineer > > > > - People who are nuclear engineers and nuclear physicists don't think > so either. > > > > Some do, some don’t. George Miley for instance, who has far stronger > credentials than most critics of Holmlid, was actually a co-author with him. > > > > > > - The main reason I know of is that if there were lots of muons, they > would cause harm, and there is no sign of harm. > > > > There is not much sign of harm for airline crews who spend many hours at > altitude where muons are present in high flux. Furthermore, Holmlid has > suffered a health issue recently which could have been aggravated by > exposure to muons. The jury is out on this issue. > > > > In fact, muons are weakly interacting with light elements like carbon so > health issues are not expected but no one knows. The Curie’s health > problems, for instance, is a situation where they were exposed to muons, in > addition to gamma radiation, but no one has revisited the old cases to > estimate relative risks. > > > > Actually, there are stronger arguments against muons than health issues > but what is needed is a stronger independent replication. > > > > Since the so-called “Letts-Cravens effect” is similar to Holmlid’s > technique and has been replicated by others, it is conceivable that some > kind of hybrid experiment will emerge… sooner rather than later, it is > hoped. > > > > >
