Ni61 has be found to be LENR inactive due to its non zero nuclear spin. On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 3:03 AM, Bob Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
> Eric-- > > Whoever wrote the Wikipedia item you reference does not appear to > understand the difference between spin of 3/2+ and 3/2-. The statement > about the spin of Ni-61 is incorrect. > > > Bob > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Eric Walker <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 09, 2014 11:30 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Rossi on Ni62 > > I wrote: > > About the beta-delayed gamma -- it's not clear that the 63Ni* gamma >> decay is a beta-delayed gamma in this instance (see the decay in [1]). But >> as you know beta-delayed gammas are a frequent occurrence. The half-life >> of the beta decay in this case is 100 years, so if there is beta-delayed >> gamma emission, the activity would be significant. >> > > The excited state after a beta- decay would be in the daughter (63Cu) not > the parent (63Ni). I don't see any evidence for a 63Cu* excited state. > You are probably right. Embarrassing rookie error on my part. > > Eric > >
