Brillouin's ICCF-17 paper [1] states:
"Brillouin's lattice stimulation reverses the natural decay of neutrons to
protons and Beta particles, catalyzing this endothermic step. Constraining
a proton spatially in a lattice causes the lattice energy to be highly
uncertain. With the Hamiltonian of the system reaching 782KeV for a proton
or 3MeV for a deuteron the system may be capable of capturing an electron,
forming an ultra-cold neutron or di-neutron system."
"Using Q pulses tuned to the resonance of palladium and nickel hydrides
in pressurized vessels" they induce electron capture with protons and
deuterons. Their patent [2] allows for both electomagnetic or sonic pulses.
>From the excerpt of their paper -
"Constraining a proton spatially in a lattice causes the lattice energy to
be highly uncertain. With the Hamiltonian of the system reaching 782KeV for
a proton or 3MeV for a deuteron the system may be capable of capturing an
electron"
- it seems like they may be employing "Fermi acceleration" [3] in which a
particle trapped in a time-varying potential acquires large energy.
Spatially localizing a quantum particle requires addition of energy.
Possibly, as soon as the electron wave function acquires 782 keV
components, proton electron-capture occurs resulting in a cold neutron.
Fermi acceleration has been proposed before [4]. Perhaps the Energetics
Technology results shown on CBS "60 Minutes" involving ultrasonic
stimulation may also involve Fermi acceleration.
If so, the effectiveness of the stimulus could be quite sensitive to
waveform shape and frequency.
I would be interested in any feedback.
-- Lou Pagnucco
[1] Controlled Electron Capture and the Path Toward Commercialization
http://newenergytimes.com/v2/conferences/2012/ICCF17/ICCF-17-Godes-Controlled-Electron-Capture-Paper.pdf
[2] U.S. Patent Application - Pub. No. US 2011/1022984 A1 - May 26, 2011
ENERGY GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD
http://on-the-rag.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/US20110122984.pdf
ITEM [0019]: In some embodiments of the present invention, the
reaction may be initiated using current as the phonon initiator
mechanism. In other embodiments of the present invention, acoustic
energy such as sonic or ultrasonic energy can be used..."
ITEM [0005]: ...a small amount of phonon energy initiates a nuclear
reaction. Unfortunately, the first reaction creates additional phonons
that cause a chain reaction that leads to the destruction of the lattice"
[3] Fermi Acceleration
http://statphys.skku.ac.kr/~bjkim/Teaching/ComPhys10/Labs/Fermi/Fermi.pdf
Exponential energy growth in a Fermi accelerator
http://www.wisdom.weizmann.ac.il/~vered/publistorder/R34_PRE10.pdf
[4] Ferroelectrics for Cold Fusion
EPRI Proceedings: 4th Int'l Conf. on Cold Fusion, Vol. 4, p.30-1
http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/EPRIproceedingc.pdf
Catalytically Induced D-D Fusion in Ferroelectrics
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-97331997000400014
