Preliminary Results from Nuclear Decay Experiments Performed During the Solar Eclipse of August 1, 2008

Journal Article · Wed Aug 04 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3480162· OSTI ID:21431108

Javorsek, D II ^[1]; Kerford, J L; Stewart, C A; Hoft, A W; Horan, T J ^[2]; Buncher, J B; Fischbach, E; Gruenwald, J T; Heim, J; Kohler, M; Longman, A; Mattes, J J; Mohsinally, T; Newport, J R ^[2]; Jenkins, J H ^[2]; Lee, R H; Morreale, B; Morris, D B; O'Keefe, D; Terry, B ^[3]

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1. 411th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, Edwards AFB, CA 93524 (United States)
2. Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907 (United States)
3. Department of Physics, United States Air Force Academy, CO 80920 (United States)

Recent developments in efforts to determine the cause of anomalous experimental nuclear decay fluctuations suggest a possible solar influence. Here we report on the preliminary results from several nuclear decay experiments performed at Thule Air Base in Greenland during the Solar Eclipse that took place on 1 August 2008. Because of the high northern latitude and time of year, the Sun never set and thereby provided relatively stabilized conditions for nearly all environmental factors. An exhaustive list of relevant factors were monitored during the eclipse to help rule out possible systematic effects due to external influences. In addition to the normal temperature, pressure, humidity, and cloud cover associated with the outside ambient observations, we included similar measurements within the laboratory along with monitoring of the power supply output, local neutron count rates, and the Earth's local magnetic and electric fields.

• OSTI ID: 21431108
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1265, Issue 1; Conference: 8. Latin American symposium on nuclear physics and applications, Santiago (Chile), 15-19 Dec 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3480162; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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