Interesting links (2)

Following are some interesting links found in the Oil Drum thread examined in a previous post, included here for later reference.

Refutations

• http://www.esowatch.com/en/index.php?title=Focardi-Rossi_Energy-Catalyzer

Publications

• Y.A. Baurov et al., Experimental investigation of changes in beta-decay count rate of radioactive elements. Phys. At. Nucl. 70(11), 1825–1835 (2007)
• Kim, Y., "Generalized Theory of Bose-Einstein Condensation Nuclear Fusion for Hydrogen-Metal System," Purdue Nuclear and Many Body Theory Group (PNMBTG) Preprint PNMBTG-6-2011 (June 2011).  Available at http://www.physics.purdue.edu/people/faculty/yekim/BECNF-Ni-Hydrogen.pdf
• J.S. Brown, "H-H dipole interactions in fcc metals," arXiv:cond-mat/0703715v4 [cond-mat.mes-hall].  Available here: http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0703715 and http://www.iscmns.org/CMNS/JCMNS-Vol2.pdf (the latter is a cold fusion source). 
• Campari et al., "Surface Analysis of hydrogen loaded nickel alloys," on www.lenr-canr.org.
• Vargas, P. and N.E. Christiansen, "Band-structure calculations for Ni, Ni4H, Ni4H2, Ni4H3, and NiH," Physical Review B, February 1, 1987.  Available at http://users-phys.au.dk/nec/Papers/necPRB1/PRB351993.pdf.
• Sargoytchev, S. "Theoretical Feasibility of Cold Fusion According to the BSM Supergravitation Unified Theory," December 14, 2011, http://vixra.org/abs/1112.0043.

Miscellaneous

• Krivit, on McKubre's results, http://newenergytimes.com/v2/sr/McKubreM4/20111220LetterToSRI.pdf
• Robert Mockan, http://opensourcenuclearfuel.blogspot.com/
• Aleklett, "Rossi energy catalyst – a big hoax or new physics?"  Blog post with comments.  Aleklett is a professor at Uppsala University, Sweden.
• NyTeknik article on Rossi's device: http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3166552.ece
• http://mightylib.mit.edu/Course%20Materials/22.01/Fall%202001/decay%20mechanisms.pdf, including a discussion of beta decay
• http://www.optics.rochester.edu/workgroups/novotny/courses/OPT463/plasmons.pdf, concerning surface plasmons.
• Rossi's Italian patent: http://www.uibm.gov.it/uibm/dati/Avanzata.aspx?load=info_list_uno&id=1610895&table=Invention&#ancoraSearch%20Patent%20Issued%20by%20Italian%20Patent%20Office
• http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3173090.ece, concerning the Italian patent.
• http://lenr.qumbu.com/index.php, one man's attempt to investigate the LENR claims and counterclaims.  See also http://lenr.qumbu.com/rossi_ecat_proof_frames_v401.php.
• http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=7807226, a bibliographic reference for a paper on laser-driven fusion.
• http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/sensors/PhySen/research.htm and http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/sensors/PhySen/docs/LENR_at_GRC_2011.pdf, NASA slides concerning a positive LENR experiment (graphs look funny, though).
• NASA patent, http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220110255645%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20110255645&RS=DN/20110255645
• Francesco Piantelli's patent, http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0767962.pdf.  Dietmar's description of Piantelli, http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/H-Ni_Fusion/message/964
• The NASA slides (1), http://newenergytimes.com/v2/government/NASA/20110922NASA-Bushnell-GRC-LENR-Workshop.pdf
• The NASA slides (2), http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/sensors/PhySen/docs/LENR_at_GRC_2011.pdf.
• http://forums.futura-sciences.com/physique/513018-lenr-nasa-publie-un-document-2.html

Objections that were raised

• Widom-Larsen: inverse beta decay is endothermic, and there is a 780 keV threshold that must be overcome.
• Widom-Larsen: inverse beta decay at 780 keV lasts on the order of ys, where nuclear phenomena occur on the order of fs.
• Widom-Larsen: its prediction of He-3 runs counter to the He-4 ash that is actually observed.
• Widom-Larsen: it depends on a surface oscillation mode that cannot exist.
• LENR: very noisy data.
• E-Cat: calorimetry results based on outgoing steam.
• E-Cat: fraudulent demonstration, carried out with a fission rather than a fusion (or chemical) reaction.
• E-Cat: the reported energy density would destroy the device.  (The reports violate conservation of energy.)  One poster says this objection is due to a mistaken assumption of perfect efficiency.

Links to industry

• Leonardo Corporation, Rossi's company: http://leonardocorp1996.com/
• Ampenergo, which will receive royalties for E-Cat sales in the Americas, http://www.nyteknik.se/incoming/article3179056.ece/BINARY/Ampenergo+Certificate+of+Organization--.pdf
• Defkalion Green Technologies, Rossi's rivals in Greece, http://www.defkalion-energy.com/
• http://www.fusioncatalyst.org/
• http://www.h2incidents.org/
• http://www.hydrogen2000.com/sfty_booklet.pdf
• One poster reports that nickel ore is found in mainland Canada, Australia, New Caledonia, Cuba, Indonesia and Greenland, with the largest deposits in mainland Canada.