Looks like magnetism is enjoying a new awareness. Recently it was shown that superconduction is more likely a result of electron spin.
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/rvp/pubaf/07/madhaven.pdf Terry On Jan 12, 2008 1:06 PM, Jones Beene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Palladium, iron, gadolinium, uranium and oxygen share > a physical property 'extreme' in common, within their > atomic mass ranges. This property sets them slightly > apart from other elements in the periodic table, and > one wonders if that property is somehow related to > nuclear stability (since uranium is in there on one > extreme, and iron is there on the other)... > > ... and if so, whether or not a LENR cell, or reactor, > utilizing that property can be optimized (in the case > of Pd, or even U, when those elements are used as > electrodes. > > There are hints, in prior reported LENR experiment > (i.e. the so-called "Letts-Cravens effect") that this > property can indeed be employed to enhance the > reaction rate, although it is not clear "why", or even > that this has being done in an optimum way yet. > > Can you guess that physical property of interest? > > Well, these five elements show peaks of very high > *magnetic susceptibility* which make them unique > within their range of atomic weight. Many observers > may not have been aware of this magnetic property in > the case of Pd nor U- but the other elements are > well-known for magnetic anomalies. Here is Wiki's > entry on the general property: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_susceptibility > > This chart: > > http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/images2007/Figure_5.html > > comes from studies reported in 2004, and it points to > the peaks in the magnetic anomaly, which the "Moon > model" of stable isotopes and atomic structure of > Laurence Hecht, tries to explain: > > http://www.21stcenturysciencetech.com/Articles%202005/MoonModel_F04.pdf > > This may, or may not, have theoretical application to > LENR -- probably not, unless one is thinking about > trying out variations of the Letts-Cravens effect, but > the Hecht "Moon Model" is nevertheless an interesting > model, based on that magic number of 137 electrons. > > BTW - as to the publication "source" for this data and > article... it should be mentioned that no matter what > you may think about LaRoche and his politics, it is > clear that he is extraordinarily competent in nuclear > engineering. His other views may often appear extreme, > and in fact there is an article in this same issue > (which is factually convincing) about the total lack > of any worldwide "trend" in ocean level rise, due to > global warming. LaRoche as you may be aware, is very > "anti-Gore" shall we say, but not on the Bush > anti-environmental payroll either. Enough of that. > > Getting back to LENR speculation, and in particular, > that category of LENR experiments "which should be > tried" (in a perfect world of adequate funding) - in > order look for possible synergy, here is my suggestion > for candidate experiment: > > It is a version of the Letts-Cravens cell, using > depleted Uranium as the active electrode (or possibly > U plated with Pd) and also using a much stronger > magnetic field and laser than they have used. > > For on thing, we need to find a "better use" for the > massive stockpiles of depleted Uranium, than anti-tank > ammunition. > > Jones > >
