The spark (plasma activation mechanism) lasts for 12 seconds. The reaction is then active for about 6 minutes. This cannot be a hot fusion mechanism.
The spark produces nanoparticles that are gradually consumed, It is LENR for sure. On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 10:21 PM, Chuck Sites <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting discussions. Thanks Axil for the two links in your > earlier note.. I saw the video, but I wasn't aware of the paper > presentation that described the isotopic shifts. So far, it looks like a > very convincing experiment that looks to have nuclear origins. There are > so many interesting points to bring up. For example the high voltage > pulses from the modified spark plugs. That''s all secret IP, but at 10Kv > pulsed, that has to be creating a plasma of hot H ions, and then assuming > the Ni is the ground, it shouldn't surprise anyone that H ions are being > accelerated into the NI nano powder. 10Kv is enough to circumvent > the Coulomb barrier when you consider the screening potential of the > metal's valence electrons. > > If that is the case, then this is more of a hot fusion processes, a > controlled bombardment of the Ni/H lattice. You can almost thing of the Ni > as forming a scaffolding to hold in place the H ions, and as spark plugs > pulse, wave after wave of hot H ions would be bombarding the Ni. The fact > that the cross section for a fusion event seems broad is unusual, but there > may be more Ni + p reactions than p + p. > > Do you need Rydberg atoms to do that? I would really like to read the Kim > paper before dumping on the Rydberg concept, but to me, this is an > unnecessarily complex physics state to achieve in a solid state (or nano > structure), when a simple hot fusion explanation might work. So I'm > kind of with Jed in my hesitation about accepting the whole presentation by > Defkcalion. Let me point out what is odd; The stainless steel container > that has heat transfer coil around it. If you look at the diagrams, that > should be pumped with hydrogen. Shouldn't there be an electrically > insulating barrier between the hydrogen (plasma) and the stainless steel? > If not then why isn't the H plasma interacting with the casing? > > Anyway, more food for thought. > Best Regards folks. > > > > > > On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Arnaud Kodeck <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> As said before by Jed, this is a full list of theoretical speculations >>> put one after another one. There no experiments that confirm their >>> speculations. >>> >> >> This list is an informal discussion. There is no harm in saying anything >> here. I am referring to a paper published by Defkalion in a physics >> conference proceedings. That is a very different thing. The standards of >> rigor should be higher for that. >> >> >> **** >>> >>> Did they make any measurements about Rydberg hydrogen? The EM field that >>> they are claiming should have been measured with precision. Or are they >>> hiding the proof? >>> >> >> I sure hope they did. Otherwise they should not mention it. But it isn't >> enough to just measure things. You have to list the sources in parenthesis >> and footnotes. For example, when Defkalion claimed that they used a variety >> of nickel isotopes, they should have listed the mass and the source of the >> isotopes. Isotopically pure samples are rare so you should list where you >> got them and how pure they are, so that other people can judge your >> results. This rule of thumb only applies to exotic materials. If it was >> some material that you can get from any supply house, such as nickel wire, >> there is no need to list the source. >> >> In the case of palladium you should always list the source, such as >> Johnson Matthey. The source makes a big difference. >> >> >>> >> >>> The Defkalion theory might be right to explain the excess heat of the >>> hyperion. But it might be as well something else that produces the extra >>> energy. >>> >> >> Perhaps. They claim they know the source of the heat. They should make a >> careful, rigorous case in a paper to back this up. >> >> >> >>> I hope the realtime spectrometer they are building with R6 reactor will >>> open our eyes to what’s going on inside. >>> >> >> I hope so. (Question: Will it work for elements other than hydrogen and >> helium? I have seen some light-element-only on-line spectrometers.) >> >> >> I don’t blame Defkalion. They have made tremendous steps in the right >>> direction, and given a lot of hints to the public. >>> >> >> I think the presentation at ICCF17 and 18 were a little slack by the >> standards of academic physics. There are many slack presentations at these >> conferences. I think we should cut back on them, and relegate more of them >> to the poster sessions. >> >> I cannot judge Kim's presentation. I gather (now) that it was supposed to >> be the proof for Defkalion's claims. Perhaps it was. It is over my head. It >> seems mostly theoretical rather than being based on experimental evidence. >> >> - Jed >> >> >
