Not sure if Peter mentioned this rather dated but prescient Violante paper. It is truly amazing in the present time frame. The paper has been mentioned in the past, but few seem to have been overly impressed with the findings, which could be way ahead of their time, and other papers by V. get most of the attention, instead of this beauty.
http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/ViolanteVanalysisof.pdf At 11-12 years old, it precedes Rossi by many years; and it precedes the emphasis on SPP phenomenon wrt Ni-H - which many now assume to be one of the driving factors in Rossi’s success. Apparently no one thought to look backwards for guidance, instead of forwards - after Rossi took the stage. If you did not notice the date, you might think that it was published yesterday and designed to explain Rossi in the context of SPP. It is a stroke of brilliance in a way. To cut to the chase - the gain comes from SPP simulated conversion of Ni64 to Cu65. This should shed about 2 MeV but there is no gamma. The half-life of the intermediary is a few hours. It all fits. This paper could be way ahead of its time, depending on the TP2 report. The reason it did not get more attention could be the confusion in details - and using the terms “blank” for the control and “black” for the hydride - and at a time before SPP was well understood by many in LENR. Plus although there was a huge shift in the ratio of Cu63 to Cu65, they did not confirm it by doing an isotope analysis of the nickel. Had they done so, and if the new TP2 report does find the same isotope shift in copper, with a corresponding reduction in Ni64, then the paper would be regarded as a modern day miracle. Jones
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