What I am curious about is whether the reduced radioactivity that Reifenschweiler observed for tritium and heavier nuclei meant that the radioactive decays were actually suppressed, or that the energetic decay products were thermalized in the small monocrystalline particles via some hypothetical collective quantum enhancement of absorption.
I speculate that the energetic decay products were thermalized. In an experimental series performed by Piantelli, he observed the production of either heat or gamma radiation but not both at the same time, if memory serves. >From the demo of the first one liter Rossi reactor during the time at startup when the lattice was cold, a massive radiation burst appeared for a second or two. From this, I deduce that the energy production mechanism will generate large amounts of radiation if the lattice is cold and the phonons present in the lattice are not energetic enough. One problem of that early design was the generation of bursts of radiation during startup and shutdown. I assume that the lattice was cold at those times. Rossi was greatly concerned by these radiation bursts, and changed his design so that an external heater warmed the nickel lattice before the reaction begins. This tells me that there is a second quantum mechanical reaction that converts the radiation generated in the metal atom’s nucleus to thermal energy within the lattice. The lack of radioactive decay products after the Rossi reactor is shut down also speaks to a radiation thermalization mechanism rather than a radiation suppression mechanism. >From Otto Reifenschweiler: This assumption is confirmed by the observation, that a decrease of tritium radioactivity is never observed with Ti-preparations which are generally used for storage of tritium. Such preparations don.t have the above stated properties. They consist of single and big non monocrystalline Ti-particles, in my experience. The radiation thermalization mechanism is a surface phenomenon that is maximized by the large surface area of nano-powder. The a variant of the quantum Zeno effect in which an unstable particle, if observed continuously or in the case of quantum activity in a metal lattice cycles rapidly through repeating cycles of entanglement in a continuing process of quantum decoherence, that particle will thermalize its nuclear power output as thermal energy in the metal lattice. The originating mechanism of the nuclear energy is not caused by vibrations (phonons) in the lattice. However, the thermalization of that nuclear energy is caused by the rapid cycling decoherence of the entangled metal atoms caused by quantum phonons vibrating in that lattice. Phonons in the metal lattice will cause the energy of the unstable particle to be transferred away from its originating nucleus and enter the metal lattice non-locally some large distance away. This may be why Rossi went with a micron sized particle rather than a nano-sized particle. The question now is what particle produces the LENR energy. Speculating, that unstable particle is probably the transition metal atom; in Rossi’s case, it is the nickel atom. This nuclear reaction is very weird in the Rossi reactor where it does not rip that lattice apart but contrary to all good sense, thermalizes the lattice into a gentle low grade heat. I can only speculate that the entanglement mechanism provides an otherworldly energy pipeline that gently moves energy/heat away from the nuclear production zone. On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:09 PM, <pagnu...@htdconnect.com> wrote: > Francis, Axil, > > What I am curious about is whether the reduced radioactivity that > Reifenschweiler observed for tritium and heavier nuclei meant that the > radioactive decays were actually suppressed, or that the energetic decay > products were thermalized in the small monocrystalline particles via some > hypothetical collective quantum enhancement of absorption. > Reifenschweiler is also puzzled by the temperature dependence of this > effect. Crystal size and proximity of the crystals appear critical also. > No wonder these phenomena are so elusive. Maybe, also some "new physics" > appears in the mesoscale at the boundary separating classical from quantum > dynamics? > > One theory for similar phenomena has been proposed in: > "Quantum Zeno Effect, Nuclear Conversion and Photoionization in Solids" > http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003491696900639 > > BTW, some of Reifenschweiler's refences are: > > Reduced radioactivity of tritium in small titanium particles > http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Reifenschwreducedrad.pdf > > Cold Fusion and Decrease of Tritium Radioactivity > http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/Reifenschwcoldfusion.pdf > > About the possibility of decreased radioactivity of heavy nuclei > http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=512913 > > > > > > I don't think this has been posted to Vortex before. > > I believe it describes Brian Ahern's approach to LENR. > > Does this imply he believe Rossi's results? > > > > Any comments? > > > > Thanks, > > Lou Pagnucco > > > >[...] > >
