On the Nuclear Mechanisms Underlying the Heat Production by the E-Cat

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1504.01261
• Publication Date: 2015-01-01
• Authors: Norman D. Cook; A. Rossi
• Keywords: Nuclear Structure; Lattice (music)

We discuss the isotopic abundances found in E-Cat reactor with regard to nuclear mechanisms responsible for excess heat. argue that a major source of energy is reaction between first excited-state Li-7 and proton, followed by breakdown Be-8 into two alphas high kinetic energy, but without gamma radiation. The unusual property isotope allows this similar underlies Mossbauer effect: presence unusually low-lying excited states stable, odd-Z and/or odd-N nuclei. use lattice version independent-particle model (IPM) theory show how geometrical structure isotopes indicate reactions are not predicted conventional IPM. Finally, we speculate on may be involved other low-energy (LENR).