The following paper: Low Energy Neutron Production by Inverse-beta decay in Metallic Hydride Surfaces S. Ciuchi <http://arxiv.org/find/nucl-th/1/au:+Ciuchi_S/0/1/0/all/0/1>, L. Maiani <http://arxiv.org/find/nucl-th/1/au:+Maiani_L/0/1/0/all/0/1>, A. D. Polosa <http://arxiv.org/find/nucl-th/1/au:+Polosa_A/0/1/0/all/0/1>, V. Riquer <http://arxiv.org/find/nucl-th/1/au:+Riquer_V/0/1/0/all/0/1>, G. Ruocco <http://arxiv.org/find/nucl-th/1/au:+Ruocco_G/0/1/0/all/0/1>, M. Vignati <http://arxiv.org/find/nucl-th/1/au:+Vignati_M/0/1/0/all/0/1>
has just been uploaded to ArXiv http://arxiv.org/abs/1209.6501 The paper addresses the WLT as presented by Widom, Larsen and Srivastava in peer-reviewed journals and presents very strong objections to the theory that can be summarized as: It has been recently argued that inverse-beta nuclear transmutations might occur at an impressively high rate in a thin layer at the metallic hydride surface under specific conditions. In this note we present a calculation of the transmutation rate which shows that there is little room for such a remarkable effect. It is worthwhile to say that some of the authors are preminent scientists. Luciano Maiani is a San Marino citizen physicist best known for his prediction of the charm quark with Sheldon Lee Glashow and John Iliopoulos. He became Director General of CERN, serving from 1 January 1999 through the end of 2003. Moreover, he is the past-President of the Italian National Research Council (CNR, 2008-2011). Giancarlo Ruocco is deputy Dean at Rome University La Sapienza and Director of the Physics Department. He is in charge for research coordination activities at La Sapienza. The paper will be (or has been, actually I do not know) submitted to peer-reviewed journals to be published; probably in the same journal in which the WLT has been proposed. Since WLT forms the basis of a number of experimental approaches to LENR's (including Brillouin and NASA) maybe it's wise to read and try to understand the paper. Cheers GG
