With all the recent talk about the overlooked magnetic component of LENR - and spin coupling - at least for Ni-H and the Rossi effect, here is an excellent older paper which may contain insight on another piece of the puzzle, even if it was written to explain a completely different phenomenon (the Hans Coler effect)
For this paper to be particularly relevant to Ni-H, we would need to take a closer look at the function of the resistance heater in the E-Cat. Is the 50/60 cycle input providing a hidden function in cohering magnetic precession somehow? Coherence could be inadvertent. It would be interesting to know if the 60 cycle AC in the USA has different effects than the 50 cycles of Italy since Larmor frequencies are typically microwave spectra. Cyril Smith says: "If we wish to use Larmor precessions as charge pumps, but without external microwaves maintaining the FMR resonance, we need another method for cohering the precessions. There is an argument that, in a ferromagnetic conductor, phase-locking of the individual lattice precessions can be achieved by spin-spin coupling to and from conduction electrons, the conduction electrons themselves must precess and could therefore transport phase across the lattice." http://www.overunity.com/14614/the-bearden-meg/dlattach/attach/138654/ Larmor Precessions as Charge Pumps by Cyril Smith, July 2007 "There is currently great interest in generating dc currents via spin dynamics. This comes from the emerging science of spintronics where research efforts are directed towards new means for investigating spin dynamics and development of new spin sources. Not surprisingly these efforts concentrate on spin transport, used as a digital signal, which offers lower losses than the dissipative charge transport used in modern computers. However spin dynamics can also influence charge transport, which has a wider application than computing. With global issues forcing new interest in sustainable energy sources, the prospect of power generation from quantum spin is appealing and worthy of serious consideration. Only in recent years has science demonstrated the realization of pumping electrons 'uphill' (i.e. against a potential gradient) in what has been called quantum ratchets." END of quote The specific reason that charge pumping by Larmor precession could be relevant to LENR is to be found in the recurrent hints of oscillation between ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetic states in the active material near the Curie point. This could be an important clue in the context of precession powering the oscillation, yet there are missing pieces of the puzzle. As to exactly why this oscillation creates the Ni-H thermal anomaly, we would almost certainly need to abandon a nuclear fusion scenario in place of gain via Dirac sea interaction. Since many observers seem wedded to a fusion scenario, despite the lack of any relevant indicia of a nuclear reaction, this insight from Cyril may be limited to those on the "fringe of the fringe." Jones
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