[NewCandle] influence of aluminum geometry on Geiger counter rates

[Jones Beene]

Nick 

> Upshot - the impression to me is that there is an emission or absorption
of energy that occurs when water or aqueous media flows into the many-turn
irregular Casimir cavity formed by a rolled metal foil.  Now, how to keep
trying to disprove that.


That would be interesting if the dimensions between the layers were in the
range of nanometers, but that small gap on average would be unlikely unless
they rolled very tightly. Do you think the spacing could be 10 nm or less in
a large proportion of the rolls?

It would be 'way cool' to find that the Casimir attraction force, which is a
negative or exclusionary force, actually could diminish gamma radiation,
which is a much shorter wavelength than the gap. 

This could also lead to a marketable discovery - i.e. reactor shielding made
in tightly wound rolls ;-) ... think *nuclear powered aircraft* and reducing
the weight of shielding by enough to make it feasible.

BTW - if Terry is tuned in: The "Georgia Nuclear Aircraft Laboratory" was a
secret USAF Lab operated by Lockheed and located near Dawsonville, Ga. It
was mentioned in a pretty decent account of the failings of the US nuclear
program which I read recently - written by a Ga Tech grad, whose name slips
my memory at the moment. 

... otherwise I would recommend it :) Blame another Georgian - Jimmy Carter
- for most of that failure.

Jones