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Investigation on cold fusion phenomena using gas-metal loading experiments

Abstract

Previous experiments have shown that tritium is produced in deuterated titanium. The data obtained are highly scattered and non reproducible. In order to try to define better the phenomenon a series of tests have been performed using various metals and alloys and different deuterating conditions. Sheets and shavings of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, zircaloy 2 and Ti-Zr 5O% alloy have been tested. The tritium production is obtained as a difference of the tritium content in the deuterated metal and the initial content of tritium in the deuterium gas. The amount of tritium produced is low and reproducibility is rather poor. A statistical analysis shows that significant differences are obtained varying the type of metal used. In general the tritium production increases with the atomic number of the metal. Moreover significantly higher productions of tritium have been obtained using materials of technical purity as tantalum, zircaloy 2 and Ti-Zr alloy.
Authors:
Lanza, F; Bertolini, G; Vocino, V; Parnisari, E; Ronsecco, C [1] 
  1. Commission of the European Communities, Ispra (Italy). Joint Research Centre
Publication Date:
Jun 01, 1992
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
EUR-13908
Reference Number:
SCA: 700360; PA: FRD-92:001906; EDB-92:102408; ERA-17:021627; SN: 92000747592
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 1992
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; COLD FUSION; VERIFICATION; TRITIUM; QUANTITY RATIO; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM; HAFNIUM; TANTALUM; ALLOY-ZR98SN-2; TITANIUM BASE ALLOYS; DEUTERATION; RELIABILITY; GAS ANALYSIS; 700360; FUSION REACTIONS
OSTI ID:
10149409
Research Organizations:
Commission of the European Communities, Abingdon (United Kingdom). JET Joint Undertaking
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: TI92523940; TRN: FR9201906
Availability:
OSTI; NTIS (US Sales Only); INIS
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
26 p.
Announcement Date:
Jul 05, 2005

Citation Formats

Lanza, F, Bertolini, G, Vocino, V, Parnisari, E, and Ronsecco, C. Investigation on cold fusion phenomena using gas-metal loading experiments. France: N. p., 1992. Web.
Lanza, F, Bertolini, G, Vocino, V, Parnisari, E, & Ronsecco, C. Investigation on cold fusion phenomena using gas-metal loading experiments. France.
Lanza, F, Bertolini, G, Vocino, V, Parnisari, E, and Ronsecco, C. 1992. "Investigation on cold fusion phenomena using gas-metal loading experiments." France.
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title = {Investigation on cold fusion phenomena using gas-metal loading experiments}
author = {Lanza, F, Bertolini, G, Vocino, V, Parnisari, E, and Ronsecco, C}
abstractNote = {Previous experiments have shown that tritium is produced in deuterated titanium. The data obtained are highly scattered and non reproducible. In order to try to define better the phenomenon a series of tests have been performed using various metals and alloys and different deuterating conditions. Sheets and shavings of titanium, zirconium, hafnium, tantalum, zircaloy 2 and Ti-Zr 5O% alloy have been tested. The tritium production is obtained as a difference of the tritium content in the deuterated metal and the initial content of tritium in the deuterium gas. The amount of tritium produced is low and reproducibility is rather poor. A statistical analysis shows that significant differences are obtained varying the type of metal used. In general the tritium production increases with the atomic number of the metal. Moreover significantly higher productions of tritium have been obtained using materials of technical purity as tantalum, zircaloy 2 and Ti-Zr alloy.}
place = {France}
year = {1992}
month = {Jun}
}