Letter to the Editor

Deuterium nuclear fusion in metals at room temperature*

Petar Tomaš ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Saša Blagus ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Mladen Bogovac ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Dalibor Hodko ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Milica Krčmar ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Đuro Miljanić ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Velimir Pravdić ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Dubravko Rendić ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Mirjana Vajić ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
Marijan Vuković ; “Ruđer Bošković« Institute, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Abstract

An attempt to induce the nuclear fusion in PdD by the electrolysis of heavy water was made. The three compartmental electrolytical cell with control instruments to enforce sorption and desorption of deuterium in palladium was used. The characteristics of the nuclear radiation detector are presented. The pulse height spectra of neutrons were analysed and the upper limit for neutron emission was compared with the background counting rate. No evidence for the d + d fusion reaction was found. The average counting rate limit of neutrons from the foreseen (d, n) reaction was less than 0.0007 counts per second. This number corresponds to the detection limit of one standard deviation.

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Hrčak ID:

331490

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/331490

Publication date:

7.5.1989.

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