The physics term for what Rossi is doing with his hydrogen envelope is a “non ideal plasma”. The way that this stuff is created is to heat a gas; in this case hydrogen until a plasma is produced, then let the ions cools just enough to recombined with electrons to form atoms in a highly excited state.
This is why Rossi and DGT use short bursts of heat produced by a central internal heater lasting a second or two to ionize a small central volume in the hydrogen envelop. This produces a small volume of ions of hydrogen and an additive element like potassium or lithium or cesium, and element with one valence electron. When the heat is turned off, the ionized vapor of this secret sauce catalyst will condense by reabsorbing a valence electron through cooling. This cooling pushes the ion into a highly polarized Rydberg state. IMHO, it is these various Rydberg species that underpins the Rossi reaction. Rossi only uses the RF to maintain a controlled steady state condition in the hydrogen non ideal plasma when he is running in self-sustain mode. The RF probably is a depressant to scramble the polarization in the plasma to keep the reaction from running away by overheating into a burn up state. IOW, the RF may just be a wet blanket to keep things under control. * * * * On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Jojo Jaro <[email protected]> wrote: > ** > Hey Vortex Gang, > > Once again, I am in need of the collective intelligence of this collective > to solve a problem. > > My question pertains to the use of RF in Rossi or DGT systems. Is RF a > required component for these LENR systems. > > The opinion appears to be varied. On one hand, there is Rossi and > CHAN/PHEN who claim RF is required; both of whom I consider dubious sources > as far as this topic is concerned. It seems only Rossi and Chan/Phen know > for sure if RF is being used; and I am not sure both of these entities are > being truthful. Some people like Piantelli and Focardi seems to use RF for > initiation of the process only. Many are of this persuasion. If I recall > correctly, DGT does not seem to use RF. > > So Vortex gang, what is the consensus? Is RF required? > > If it is required, how does one deliver such a signal into the reactants? > > > I have been mulling over the second problem of delivery and I am > speculating that a coil of magnet wire around the reactor might work. To > that end, I am designing a coil onto my reactor. But I can't seem to find > an off the shelf component to drive the RF signal itself with enough > power. It seems to me that the best way to do this is to simply use a > broad-spectrum RF signal since we do not know exactly what frequency will > initiate the phenomenom. Delivering a signal that contains all frequencies > might work since one of those signal is bound to be the signal frequency > that's required. Essentially a noise generator for the entire frequency > range. > > Is such a signal generator possible? > > > Does anyone know how such a device can be built? Remember we are not > overly concerned with the signal itself, just the frequency and the power. > In fact, an irregular signal would probably work better because of the > varied harmonics present. > > > >
