Deuterated palladium at temperatures from 4.3 to 400 K and pressures to 105 kbar: Search for cold fusion
Abstract
We have studied a sample of deuterated palladium at pressures up to 105 kbar and temperatures from 4.3 to 400 K in an effort to detect cold fusion. A [D]/[Pd] concentration of 1.34+/-0.1 was achieved. No evidence of cold fusion was found with a limit of 2.5×10-18 fusions (DD pair)-1 s-1 from neutron detection and 1.5×10-8 fusions (DD pair)-1 s-1 from detection of possible heating; a γ-ray detector showed no evidence of γ rays differing from background.
- Publication:
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Physical Review B
- Pub Date:
- November 1990
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevB.42.9143
- Bibcode:
- 1990PhRvB..42.9143S
- Keywords:
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- 62.50.+p;
- 25.70.Jj;
- High-pressure and shock wave effects in solids and liquids;
- Fusion and fusion-fission reactions