The surface area of the powder is important, but it may be the magnetic nature of the nickel that is a critical factor in LENR.
When the temperature of nickel exceeds its curie temperature, the global magnetic property of the metal breaks down by heat induced formation of nano-scopic areas of magnetic domains that become correlated. These structures provide the electron vortex rotations required for the formation of anapole magnetic moments. Direct observation and dynamics of spontaneous skyrmion-like magnetic domains in a ferromagnet * http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/abs/nnano.2013.69.html?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNano * The structure and dynamics of submicrometre magnetic domains are the main factors determining the physical properties of magnetic materials1<http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2013.69.html#ref1>, 2<http://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2013.69.html#ref2>. Here, we report the first observation of skyrmion-like magnetic nanodomains in a ferromagnetic manganite, La0.5Ba0.5MnO3, using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy (LTEM). The skyrmion-like magnetic domains appear as clusters above the Curie temperature. We found that the repeated reversal of magnetic chirality is caused by thermal fluctuation. The closely spaced clusters exhibit dynamic coupling, and the repeated magnetization reversal becomes fully synchronized with the same chirality. Quantitative analysis of such dynamics was performed by LTEM to directly determine the barrier energy for the magnetization reversal of skyrmion-like nanometre domains. This study is expected to pave the way for further investigation of the unresolved nature and dynamics of magnetic vortex-like nanodomains.** * * * * On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 5:51 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Harry for the refresher in history. When I read this report it > screams out that Rossi has something real and also why powdered nickel is > such a good idea. I wonder why the earlier pioneers did not try powder to > increase the surface area of the device? Rossi seems to have read the > cards correctly. > > Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: H Veeder <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Mon, Jun 24, 2013 3:00 pm > Subject: [Vo]:Large Excess heat production in Ni-H systems (Focardi et al, > 1998) > > This is Focardi's and Piantelli's improved experiment from the fall > of 1996 (published in 1998) which seems to have largely been over looked by > the Pd-D community. What usually gets mentioned is their earlier > experiment from 1994 and CERN's subsequent replication which did not find > excess heat. It is odd that the 1998 paper makes no mention of CERN > experiment. > Harry > > > Large excess heat production in Ni-H systems > > S. FOCARDI, V. GABBANI, V. MONTALBANO, F. PIANTELLI > > and S. VERONESI > > > > http://newenergytimes.com/v2/library/1998/1998FocardiS-LargeExcessHeatProductionNiH.pdf >
