On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 2:26 PM, Bob Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
Also I suspect that the nano Ni that is produced is pretty pure. That may > be why Rossi uses it and may be the reason other researchers do not have > very good luck at getting a good reaction. I'm guessing that the purity of Rossi's nickel (in terms of 62Ni and 64Ni) is related to avoiding beta-plus and beta-minus decay, and, with beta-plus decay, the 511 keV positron-electron annihilation photons. Some vorts may enjoy this video of a small cloud chamber [1]. It's remarkable that such a small event can have macroscopic effects. Eric [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQVMrkJYShc
