Interesting lack of objectivity: "During the congress I met Andrea Rossi for the first time. In my estimation he is kind, competent and reputable."
[mg] On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > Further to the thread about gammas, here are these "money" quotes from the > PDF by Lichtenberg concerning the reaction in Rossi's devices: > > About the LENR (Low Energy Nuclear Reactions) within the ECAT systems: >> >> - the details of the LENR processes are still not yet known >> >> >> - the formerly assumed main reaction, i.e. the transmutation from >> nickel into copper, seems to be only a side effect which does not yield >> significant amounts of energy >> >> >> - transmutations from nickel into other nickel isotopes and iron were >> also reported / detected 4 >> >> >> - a participant did remark that the measured gamma radiation >> indicates that a transmutation from hydrogen into helium takes place. This >> comment was appreciated by Andrea Rossi but he did not confirm the actual >> presence of this process >> >> I now take the precaution of pointing out I am just relaying the > information in the PDF and make no suggestions about the credibility of the > author or the claims, lest this become a point of confusion for some. :) > > In the PDF, there is a claim that even for the Hot Cat, the COP is 6. In > light of Jed's complaints about the inapplicability of COP to a LENR > device, I'm curious how they are deriving this number, assuming for the > moment that everything is being reported in good faith. > > One detail I like in the bullet points is the last one, about helium. I > suspect that is the d+p → 3He variety. Note also that transmutations are > reported to be a side phenomenon. In a just world, I think the Nobel Prize > would be split between Rossi, the dogged and determined LENR researchers, > Ron Maimon, and Robin, for applying Maimon's theory to nickel. Robin would > only get a token amount, though, because he didn't really think it was > possible. > > Eric > > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > http://novam-research.com/resources/ECAT.pdf > > >
