cold fusion inquiry
Scott Cromar
I have read quite a bit of criticism recently of P&F's cold fusion
experiments, but I haven't read anything about Jones recently. It was
my understanding that his results were considered more reliable.
1) Is there a consensus on the quality of his work (esp. his
laboratory methods)
2) How has his work been progressing? (Has he survived on less than
five megabucks per year?)
I would appreciate answers either emailed to me or posted here.
-Scott Cromar
cro...@math.rutgers.edu
or PO Box 6942/ Piscataway, NJ/ 08855
sheely@groucho
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>I have read quite a bit of criticism recently of P&F's cold fusion
>experiments, but I haven't read anything about Jones recently. It was
>my understanding that his results were considered more reliable.
>1) Is there a consensus on the quality of his work (esp. his
>laboratory methods)
Steve Jones has had concederable experience working with
experimentaion and data analysis of low level nuclear fusion.
His well respected and accepted work in muon-catalyzed fusion
is well known. Steve has been carefull throughout his experimental
eforts in cold fusion to colaborate with people involved with
the design of some of the most sensitive detection equipment
available.
>2) How has his work been progressing? (Has he survived on less than
>five megabucks per year?)
Steve believes his curent funding to be adequit for his need.
with careful budgeting and with the setting up of good colaborations
he has been able to carry on with research at many times
less money than the Salt Lake institute and scientists have
been aloted.
There is certainly much work to be done, however at the recient
conference in Provo, at Brigham Young University, many scientists
from various countries (U.S.S.R, Itialy, Spain, Japan, China, U.S.,
Argentina, India, Tiwan, and probably others I've forgotten) presented
positive results comparable to those first published by Jones.
Neutrons, tritons and tritium were all observed by several different
methods of detection.
One of the most notable inhabitions to cold-fusion reactions
which was discussed, was Cl, introduced into samples which
were washed with HCl. Samples which had been washed in HCl
before deuteration resulted in no fusions, whereas samples
cleaned by other methods resulted in neutrons being detected.
Eugene V. Sheely
she...@neon.chem.uidaho.edu
Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow Id. 83843
Scott Cromar
; In article <Nov.12.09.13....@math.rutgers.edu> cro...@math.rutgers.edu (Scott Cromar) writes:
; >
; >I have read quite a bit of criticism recently of P&F's cold fusion
; >experiments, but I haven't read anything about Jones recently. It was
; >my understanding that his results were considered more reliable.
; >1) Is there a consensus on the quality of his work (esp. his
; >laboratory methods)
;
; Steve Jones has had concederable experience working with
; experimentaion and data analysis of low level nuclear fusion.
; His well respected and accepted work in muon-catalyzed fusion
; is well known. Steve has been carefull throughout his experimental
; eforts in cold fusion to colaborate with people involved with
; the design of some of the most sensitive detection equipment
; available.
; (Information deleted)
; There is certainly much work to be done, however at the recient
; conference in Provo, at Brigham Young University, many scientists
; from various countries (U.S.S.R, Itialy, Spain, Japan, China, U.S.,
; Argentina, India, Tiwan, and probably others I've forgotten) presented
; positive results comparable to those first published by Jones.
; Neutrons, tritons and tritium were all observed by several different
; methods of detection.
(Information deleted)
; Eugene V. Sheely
; she...@neon.chem.uidaho.edu
;
; Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow Id. 83843
Thank you for your response. It was most helpful. I still have a few
more questions, though.
Back when the media was still covering Cold Fusion, it reported that
some major universities had been unable to detect neutrons with the
type of apparatus that Dr. Jones was using. Have these findings been
reconciled with his? (Were their neutron detectors inadequate to the
task, or have their been enough other confirmations that their results
can be seen as inaccurate?)
Has there been any additional work on his hypothesis that cold fusion
may play a role in the internal heating of the earth? (I heard that he
was planning to test samples from volcanoes or something, but I never
heard how that worked out.)
Thanks
-Scott Cromar
cro...@math.rutgers.edu