Dave-- Muon induced cold fusion was known before the P-F effect was demonstrated.
I always assumed the magnetic field in the P-F effect was somehow involved with the event. Pd has a large magnetic susceptibility and a large electronic heat capacity associated with effectively heavy S band electrons. The large B field inside the Pd metal would reduce the number of possible quantum states for the deuterium particles and cause them to be aligned, spin-wise, parallel or anti parallel to the local (internal) B field. I have an idea about the synthesis of He from the deuterium that involves the spin, angular momentum and transfer of residual energy via spin coupling to the electronic structure of the lattice, assuming a continuous "quantum connected" system. I have always thought that the He formed in the process starts out as an excited He* with a high spin quantum state and associated energy which is rapidly (instantaneously) released to the lattice electrons (conserving angular momentum) and hence vibrational phonons--heat. Linear momentum and kinetic energy is not involved in the process. Also, apparently similar (perceived the same) physical phenomena have differing causes--the issue is in what's apparent and what really is the cause. I tend to agree with Axil. His comment that if you look deep enough (the picture will make sense) is the basis for scientific investigation. Bob Cook (Stalecookie) (My first response to this blog.) ----- Original Message ----- From: David Roberson To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 2:23 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:a note from Dr. Stoyan Sargoytchev I agree with your approach Ed. I just wanted to point out that we must not put on blinders if we make measurements that suggest that some other reaction is taking place than the suspected one. It is prudent to begin with the most likely concepts to explore and to keep our eyes wide open for results that do not quite match our expectations. It would not come as a big surprise if eventually a few different processes are identified. Time and experimentation will settle the issue and it is premature to declare victory. For example, if you go back to the time before P&F there was no possible way for cold fusion to occur according to what was known and the doors need to remain open to new discoveries that might come from unexpected locals. If the magnetic field reported by DGT turns out to be real, then a whole new series of paths become possible. I have been considering the application of positive feedback involving the interaction of a locally powerful magnetic field and some form of nuclear fusion process that couple into each other. A large scale version of this phenomena would not have been possible to observe before Rossi or DGT had systems with adequate power. The way nickel looses it gross magnetic characteristic once the temperature reaches a threshold might allow the underlying process to initiate. Dave
