Triggered energy releases in solid hydrogen hosts containing unpaired atoms

Journal Article · Mon Jul 23 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.444· OSTI ID:6549301

Collins, G W; Fearon, E M; Maienschein, J L; Mapoles, E R; Tsugawa, R T; Souers, P C ^[1]; Gaines, J R ^[2]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA (USA)
2. Department of Physics, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (USA)

We have observed both triggered and spontaneous energy releases in tritiated solid hydrogens at temperatures above 1.2 K in several different experiments. These energy releases, which can be triggered by a temperature increase, were observed by monitoring the temperature excursion ( heat spike'') versus time, the atom spin density, and nuclear-magnetic-resonance signal heights. The heat spikes correlate with a disappearance of free-atom spin density so that fast atomic recombination is the probable cause. The spontaneous heat spikes may be suppressed by improved heat extraction.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6549301
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Vol. 65:4; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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