Measurements of neutron emission induced by muons stopped in metal deuteride targets

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5394182

Chen, M; Steadman, S G; Gaudreau, M P.J.; Luckhardt, S C; Parker, R R; Albagli, D; Cammarata, V; Schloh, M; Wrighton, M S; Kwok, K; Thieme, C; Lowenstein, D I; Debbe, R; Reilly, J J ^[1]

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1. Massachusetts Inst. of Tech., Cambridge, MA (USA)

An 80 MeV/c negative muon beam from the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven National Laboratory was used to investigate the stopping of muons inside Pd, Ti and Y targets saturated with deuterium. Neutron emission from the targets was measured with an array of {sup 3}He detectors, and in some runs, the temperature of the target was monitored as a function of time, with and without a flux of muons on the target. The neutron rates were also measured for Pd cathodes in an active electrochemical cell similar in design to those used in so-called cold-fusion'' experiments, and the electrolyte solution was analyzed for excess tritium at rates consistent with these claimed in cold fusion'' experiments. Neutron production catalyzed fusion due to the presence of deuterium in palladium deuteride, PdD{sub 0.7}, exposed to muons was determined in palladium 0.0 {plus minus} 0.03 (stat.) {plus minus} 0.25 (syst.) neutrons per stored muon. 15 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016; AC02-78ET51013
• OSTI ID: 5394182
• Report Number(s): BNL-42852; CONF-8905126--6; ON: DE90001330
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700000* -- Fusion Energy
AMBIENT TEMPERATURE
BEAMS
DETECTION
DEUTERIDES
DEUTERIUM COMPOUNDS
DEUTERIUM TARGET
ELEMENTS
EMISSION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEPTON BEAMS
MEASURING METHODS
METALS
MUON BEAMS
MUON-CATALYZED FUSION
NEUTRON EMISSION
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PALLADIUM
PARTICLE BEAMS
PLATINUM METALS
SYNTHESIS
TARGETS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS