Results of an attempt to measure increased rates of the reaction D-2 + D-2 yields He-3 + n in a nonelectrochemical cold fusion experiment
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:6767125
An experiment was performed to look for evidence of deuterium fusion in palladium. The experiment, which involved introducing deuterium into the palladium filter of a hydrogen purifier, was designed to detect neutrons produced in the reaction D-2 + D-2 yields He-3 + n as well as heat production. The neutron counts for deuterium did not differ significantly from background or from the counts for a hydrogen control. Heat production was detected when deuterium, but not hydrogen, was pumped from the purifier.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (USA). Lewis Research Center
- OSTI ID:
- 6767125
- Report Number(s):
- N-90-17424; NASA-TM--102430; E--5198; NAS--1.15:102430
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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CHARGED-PARTICLE REACTIONS
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DEUTERIUM
DEUTERON REACTIONS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ELEMENTS
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HELIUM 3
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LIGHT NUCLEI
METALS
NEUTRONS
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
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NUCLEONS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
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PALLADIUM
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