Eric--
I had the same thought about Ni-61 as you had in reviewing Cook's slides. I
did not go thought the logic as you have.
However, my general conclusion from a quick review of the presentation is that
there seems to be definite evidence of transmutations of various Ni, Fe, Cr
isotopes.
However, one question that I had regarding the depletion of the various
isotopes at the NAE was that it was not a transmutation but merely an explosive
mechanical removal.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Eric Walker
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2014 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Mizuno, Rossi & copper transmutation
On Sat, Oct 18, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote:
Ni61 is non reactive as stated by DGT and confirmed by Mizuno as presented
in Cook's !CCF-18 presentation
I interpret the "depletion analysis" differently than presented in Cook's
presentation (e.g., slide 52 [1]). If 61Ni sits in the middle of a chain of
neutron captures, it will be a kind of hump that must be crossed, where any
that is taken away (e.g., by transition to 62Ni) is given back by transitions
from lower isotopes. I.e., it participates quite a bit, rather than very
little, contrary to what Norman Cook seems to be saying.
There is also this nice quote (slide 37):
The raw data suggest that Ni-58 and Ni-60 were consumed, while neutrons
were added to Ni-61, Ni-62 and Ni-64, but “depletion analysis” indicates
otherwise…
If Norman Cook has misinterpreted the data, as I think he might have, then
Mizuno's results would appear to fit quite nicely with Rossi's recent results.
(Almost too nicely.)
Eric
[1]
https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10355/36817/SimulationNuclearTransmutationPresentation.pdf?sequence=2
