Yes it makes no sense at all. 

More likely is that the Forcardi information is mistaken. 

The Swedes found there was no ratio difference using a proper technique, and
the technique use by Focardi is questionable for isotope determination.

Caveat: I have no expertise in this and am passing along comments from other
forums.



-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Blanton 

> The natural isotope ratio of Cu63 to Cu65 is 2.235. The ratio that Rossi -
> Focardi report in their paper is 1.6, which means that the ratio of Cu65
to Cu
> 63 has *increased* beyond natural, implying a preference for the formation
of Cu
> 65. This is strange because most Ni atoms are lighter than Cu63, so one
might
> reasonably expect that more Cu63 would form than Cu65, exaggerating the
normal
> predominance of Cu63. Instead, they claim the opposite has occurred.

Hmm, could it be that somehow Cu63 has captured a H2 molecule?

T



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