Upper limits on neutron and γ-ray emission from cold fusion

M. Gai; S. L. Rugari; R. H. France; B. J. Lund; Z. Zhao; A. J. Davenport; H. S. Isaacs; K. G. Lynn

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Upper limits on neutron and γ-ray emission from cold fusion

M. Gai^*, S. L. Rugari, R. H. France, B. J. Lund, Z. Zhao, A. J. Davenport, H. S. Isaacs, K. G. Lynn

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Neutron and γ-ray emission from a variety of electrochemical cells (running continuously for up to two weeks) have been measured using a sensitive detection system with a very low background. Titanium alloy powder deuterided at room temperature and high pressure was also used for comparison. No statistically significant deviation from the background was observed in either γ-ray or neutron detectors. The estimated neutron flux in this experiment is at least a factor of 50 times smaller than that reported by Jones et al. and about one million times smaller than that reported by Fleischmann et al. The results suggest that a significant fraction of the observed neutron events are associated with cosmic rays.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	29-34
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nature
Volume	340
Issue number	6228
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/340029a0
Publication status	Published - 1989

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