% Year 2001; there are 22 entries. @article{Chic2001, author = {D. Chicea and D. Lupu}, title = {Low-intensity neutron emission from TiDx samples under nonequilibrium conditions}, journal = {Fusion Technol.}, volume = {39}, year = {2001}, pages = {108--113}, keywords = {Experimental, gas phase, Ti, neutrons, res+}, submitted = {08/1999}, published = {01/2001}, annote = {Invoking nonequilibrium once again, the authors loaded D2 gas into small Ti plates 1.5mm*8mm*9mm, and temperature variation from 20C to 700C applied, while monitoring for neutrons, using a single BF3 detector. Some bursts above the background were detected. No controls with hydrogen were done.} } @article{Cisb2001, author = {E. Cisbani and G.~M. Urciuoli and S. Frullani and F. Garibaldi and F. Guiliani and D. Gozzi and M. Gricia and M. Iodice and M. Lucentini and F. Santavenere}, title = {A neutron detector for cold fusion experiments}, journal = {Nucl. Instrum. Meth. Phys. Res. A}, volume = {459}, year = {2001}, pages = {247--255}, keywords = {Experimental, design, neutrons, tritium, res-, no FPH/Jones refs}, submitted = {04/2000}, published = {02/2001}, annote = {This team designed and tested a sensitive neutron detector suitable, among other uses, for cold fusion work. There are two rings with 30 detectors each, surrounding 10 electrolytic cnf cells. They are of the 3He type. Data acquisition makes sure that the accepted signals are coincident etc. The setup was calibrated with a standard 252Cf neutron source, and its sensitivity found to be 22\% and 13\%. It was tested on some real F\&P-type cold fusion cells, and while some excess heat, 4He and some tritium were detected, no neutrons were observed.} } @article{Clar2001a, author = {B. Clarke}, title = {Search for 3He and 4He in Arata-style palladium cathodes I: a negtive result}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {147--151}, keywords = {Experimental, post-mortem, helium, MS, res-}, submitted = {07/2000}, published = {09/2001}, annote = {The author was supplied with some samples of Pd black that had been inside the double cell of Arata \& Zhang; three samples had yielded excess heat while a fourth had not. Clarke examined these for 3He and 4He, using a mass spectrometer with a greater resolution than that of A\&Z. The samples were folded into Al foil and both the Al and (most of) the Pd were evaporated by a tungsten heating coil at 2300 K. The amounts of helium detected were less by many orders of magnitude that those claimd by A\&Z, but the Al blanks gave off some 3He, whose origin is not clear.} } @article{Clar2001b, author = {B. Clarke and B.~M. Oliver and M.~C.~H. McKubre and F.~L. Tanzella and P. Tripodi}, title = {Search for 3He and 4He in Arata-style palladium cathodes II: Evidence for tritium production}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {152--167}, note = {15}, keywords = {Experimental, post-mortem, helium, tritium, MS, res+}, submitted = {07/2000}, published = {09/2001}, annote = {In this second paper by Clarke and here, et al, two Arata-style double walled cells were examined for helium and tritium, after they had been electrolysed at SRI in light and heavy water respectively. In the D2O cell, a large amount of tritium and 3He were found and if it is assumed that the 3He comes from decay of tritium, and that this was generated somehow in a short time, calculations place that event within the duration of the approx. 90 day cathodic run, which was followed by a similar period of anodic polarisation. The amount of tritium produced was about 2*10$^{15}$ atoms. This would have yielded (under the assumption that it came from d-d fusion) a few kJ, rather than the MJ observed by the SRI team and by A\&Z by calorimetry. Nevertheless, tritium was apparently produced by some process.} } @article{Dadd2001, author = {L. Daddi}, title = {Proton-electron reactions as precursors of anomalous nuclear events}, journal = {Fusion Technol.}, volume = {39}, year = {2001}, pages = {249--252}, keywords = {Theory, suggestion, res+, no FPH/Jones refs}, submitted = {09/1999}, published = {03/2001}, annote = {Argues that suggestions of the reaction p+e=n +energy or the analogous reaction with d, might be possible by way of virtual neutrons.} } @article{Dufo2001, author = {J. Dufour and D. Murat and X. Dufour and J. Foos}, title = {Experimental observation of nuclear reactions in palladium and uranium - possible explanation by hydrex mode}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {91--106}, keywords = {Experimental, U, Pd hydrides, calorimetry, hydrex, transmutation, res+, no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {12/2000}, published = {07/2001}, annote = {This team has previously done spark discharge work, but this time, large currents are passed through uranium lathe turnings and Pd wires, in direct but pulsed mode. At the same time, a magnetic field is applied, up to 1T. Heat output is measured. Calibration is done by assuming that a dc current without pulsing produces no excess heat. In pulsed mode, some harmonics are observed, but power input is thought to be measured accurately anyway. There was excess heat of a few \% about input powers of up to 150 W. New species (elements) were found after the runs in the Pd, notably Zn, Cu, Ni, Fe, Mn and Cr. The results are compared with those of others, that appear mutually inconsistent, and a consistent explanation offered, in terms of fission reactions helped along by the hydrex species, similar, but not identical with, Mills' hydrinos. The scheme is given the name of nuclear catalysis with neutron sink.} } @article{Feug2001, author = {J. Feugeas}, title = {Comments on "Evidence of micrometre-sized plasmoid emission during electrolysis cold fusion"}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {109--110}, keywords = {Polemic, no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {11/2000}, published = {07/2001}, annote = {Feugeas wishes to point out that he has himself, as early as 1983, been involved in work in which he observed the circle features described by Lewis on p. 107, same issue. This was in the context of electron beams, and the markings are considered to be due to high-energy electrons forming surface plasmas.} } @article{Fris2001a, author = {F. Frisone}, title = {Deuteron interaction within a microcrack in a lattice at room temperature}, journal = {Fusion Technol.}, volume = {39}, year = {2001}, pages = {260--265}, keywords = {Theory, fracto-, res+, no FPH/Jones refs}, submitted = {01/1999}, published = {03/2001}, annote = {The author theorises on the possibility of fusion in cubic-face-centered crystals, such as in Pd, of deuterons, especially the role of microcracks formed by lattice deformation, and impurities. The conclusion is that if the temperature is increased slowly, tunnelling effects are produced and fusion might take place in microcracks. Calculated fusion probabilities do not seem very great but the author is optimistic.} } @article{Fris2001b, author = {F. Frisone}, title = {Theoretical model of the probability of fusion between deuterons within deformed crystalline lattices with microcracks at room temperature}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {139--146}, keywords = {Theory, res+}, submitted = {07/2000}, published = {09/2001}, annote = {The author considers deuterated Pd, loaded by glow discharge at some 100 eV, so that microcracks have formed. He arrives at the likelihood that then, d-d fusion rates might be enhanced, and the Coulomb barrier lowered, thus providing a theory of cold fusion, perhaps for the first time.} } @article{Glue2001, author = {P. Gl{\"u}ck}, title = {A new definition for 'chemical element'?}, journal = {Chem. Innov.}, volume = {31}, number = {10}, year = {2001}, pages = {44--45}, keywords = {Polemic, hydrinos}, published = {10/2001}, annote = {Roumanian Dr. Glueck here describes Mills' hydrinos rather clearly, and suggests that the hydrino in some ways acts as a new element. He proposes the name "millsium" for it. He also proposes, analogously to isotopicity, the new term orbitality, to distinguish between the different orbital states of, for example, normal hydrogen with its ground state, and "millsium" with its sub-ground states.} } @article{Jami2001, author = {M. Jaminon}, title = {La fusion froide}, journal = {Bull. Soc. Roy. Sci. Liege}, volume = {70}, number = {3}, year = {2001}, pages = {119--135}, note = {In French}, keywords = {Review, no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {10/2002}, annote = {Review of cold fusion, comparing the results of Fleischmann \& Pons with those of Jones et al. The present situation in thermonuclear and muonic fusion is summarised. Past history is mentioned, such as the prior attempts by Tandberg in the 30's to realise fusion, and the 1926 work of Paneth \& Peters and muonic cold fusion. The author is skeptical of the reality of cold fusion.} } @article{Jian2001, author = {X. Jiang and X. Wen}, title = {Localised nuclear reactions and dynamic Casimir effect in electrochemical process}, note = {In Chinese, Engl. Abstr.}, journal = {J. Beijing Univ. Aeronaut. Astronaut.}, volume = {27}, number = {6}, year = {2001}, pages = {729--732}, keywords = {Theory, res+}, submitted = {04/2001}, published = {12/2001}, annote = {The paper discusses previous observations of nuclear activation by electrolysis, in the form of detected charged particles and autoradiography and x-ray effects. These can be interpreted in terms of the model quasar vortex structure with extremely high energy cosmic rays.} } @article{Kama2001, author = {K. Kamada}, title = {Heating of deuteron implanted Al on electron bombardment and its possible relation to 'cold fusion' experiment}, journal = {Fusion Eng. Design}, volume = {55}, year = {2001}, pages = {541--548}, keywords = {Experimental, ion implantation, heat, res-, no FPH/Jones refs}, annote = {The author aimed a 15 keV beam of protons and of deuterons at an Al target and subsequently examined the surface with a 200 keV electron beam used for transmission microscopy. He found that this resulted, in the case of the deuteron beam (but not with protons) in melted areas in the Al. He then looks at a number of orthodox explanations for this but discards them all, in favour of a phonon scenario. Fusion of d-d would produce, among other products, 3He at 0.82 MeV and this is a possible cause of the melting. The fusion should also result in 2.45 MeV neutrons, so these were looked for but not found, even though the detectors were sensitive enough. So this scenario too is discarded. The likely explanation involves impinging electrons producing phonons with the deuterium bubbles forming in the Al, especially in tunnels seen under the microscope, leading to a maser-like action and heating. So this is not cold fusion. See also the corrigendum by the author, Fusion Eng. Des. 60 (2002) 219-226. The author corrects his earlier paper, which had some incorrect equations in Sect. 5.2.} } @article{Kozi2001, author = {H. Kozima and M. Ohta and M. Fujii and K. Arai and H. Kudoh}, title = {Possible explanation of 4He production in a Pd/D2 system by the TNCF model}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {86--90}, keywords = {Discussion, theory, TNCF model, res+, no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {07/2000}, published = {07/2001}, annote = {The 4He data of Botta et al are here analysed in terms of Kozima's TNCF (trapped neutrons) model. 4He is not formed from dd fusion, but from a reaction between Pd and trapped neutrons. As usual, Kozima's single parameter that can fit all, is adjusted and this time found to deviate by some orders of magnitude from previous values. This is no problem.} } @article{Lewis2001, author = {E. Lewis}, title = {Evidence of micrometre-sized plasmoid emission during electrolysis cold fusion}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {107--108}, keywords = {Polemic, no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {08/2000}, published = {07/2001}, annote = {Lewis, who espouses his theory that plasmoids are the source of cold fusion, here points out that the circles found on film by Matsumoto are very like those found by Nardi in 1980 in discharge experiments. Basically, atoms are plasmoids and can behave like ball lightning, so this confirms the theory.} } @article{Matsu2001, author = {T. Matsumoto}, title = {Comments on "Evidence of micrometre-sized plasmoid emission during electrolysis cold fusion"}, journal = {Fusion Sci. Technol.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {108--109}, keywords = {Polemic, no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {10/2000}, published = {07/2001}, annote = {Matsumoto remarks on the polemic by Lewis on p. 107, same issue, in which Lewis interprets Matsumoto's results (circles found on film) as evidence for his plasmoid theory. Matsumoto prefers his own theory of itons, the Nattoh (soya bean) model.} } @article{Miles2001, author = {M.~H. Miles and M.~A. Imam and M. Fleischmann}, title = {Calorimetric analysis of a heavy water electrolysis experiment using a Pd-B alloy cathode}, journal = {Proc. Electrochem. Soc.}, volume = {2001-23}, year = {2001}, pages = {194--205}, keywords = {Experimental, electrolysis, Pd alloy, heat, res+}, annote = {The hidden agenda in the work of F\&P was to design experiments that would help establish that quantum electrodynamics (QED) is the correct paradigm of Nature. The experiments reported here continue this effort. Hydrogen mobility in Pd requires QED, as does cold fusion. High loading is required, 4He is the main product. In the present experiments, a Pd-boron alloy was electrolysed in 0.1M LiOD, and two probes in the cell monitored temperature against that outside the cell. Excess heat and "heat after death" was observed, thus confirming cold fusion.} } @article{Mill2001, author = {R.~L. Mills and B. Dhandapani and M. Nansteel and J. He and A. Voigt}, title = {Identification of compounds containing novel hydride ions by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy}, journal = {Int. J. Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {26}, year = {2001}, pages = {}, keywords = {Experimental, hydrinos, NMR shifts, res+, no FPH/Jones refs.}, annote = {Mills proposes the hydrino, a hydrogen atom with electron levels at 1/N, below the hitherto supposed lowest level at 1. In the experiments carried out in his laboratories, a number of novel hydrides have been synthesized and their NMR response is described in this paper. A number of independent labs have done these measurements, on compounds of the types MH*, MH*2 and MH*X, where M is a metal such as alkali or alkaline earth, H* is a hydrino and X is a halide. Their synthesis is described in detail, and the NMR results are presented. They show shifts that are considered to support Mills' hydrino hypothesis. Controls in the form of MH and MX (or mixtures of these) do not. Some of these novel substances may be useful for batteries.} } @article{Mizu2001, author = {T. Mizuno and T. Akimoto and T. Ohmori and A. Takahashi}, title = {Neutron evolution from a palladium electrode by alternate absorption treatment of deuterium and hydrogen}, journal = {Jpn. J. Appl. Phys.}, volume = {40}, year = {2001}, pages = {L989--L991}, keywords = {Experimental, Pd, electrolysis, neutrons, res+}, submitted = {02/2001}, published = {09/2001}, annote = {The team observe that after long electrolysis, H2O often appears in the cell electrolyte. They also noted that in D2O, excess heat appears after long electrolysis and sometimes when the D2O is replenished. So cold fusion seems to need a trigger. They here used 1mm, 30 mm long Pd wire and 0.2M K2CO3, in a quartz cell. After 3 h electrolysis, the wire was put into an H2O electrolyte and 8A was applied, then reduced to 1A (the cell boiled). Neutrons were detected using 3 3He probes. Out of 10 experiments, 7 of them showed neutrons after transfer into light water, sometimes soon after, and sometimes after some delay. Neutron count rates were as much 2 c/s, with the background at 0.008 $\pm$ 0.003 c/s. The number of neutrons counted was from $10^5$ to $10^6$.} } @article{Szpa2001, author = {S. Szpak and P.~A. Mosier and S.~R. Chubb}, title = {Cold fusion}, journal = {C \& EN}, volume = {24}, number = {December}, year = {2001}, pages = {5}, keywords = {Polemic}, annote = {The authors comment on the Fleischmann \& Pons findings, and that in the years since, much evidence has been gathered, so that today (2001) there is little doubt that the phenomenon is real, and cannot be regarded as pathological science. Nevertheless, the subject is not covered in mainstream journals, claim the authors, due perhaps to experiments not being performed any longer. This situation will not change until editorial policies change.} } @article{Viol2001, author = {V. Violante and A. Torre and G. Selvaggi and G.~H. Miley}, title = {Three-dimensional analysis of the lattice confinement effect on ion dynamics in condensed matter and lattice effect on the d-d nuclear reaction channel}, journal = {Fusion Technol.}, volume = {39}, year = {2001}, pages = {266--281}, keywords = {Theory, res+}, submitted = {02/2000}, published = {03/2001}, annote = {This paper looks at charge oscillations within PdD and calculates numerically excess heat expected from fusion events for different energies. It concludes that claimed excess heats up to 10 kW/cm$^3$ might be feasible and the theory also explains x-ray emissions observed (e.g. by Iwamura et al 1998). The dynamics of such oscillations can lead to close d-d approach.} } @article{Yama2001, author = {H. Yamada and K. Uchiyama and N. Kawata and Y. Kurisawa and M. Nakamura}, title = {Producing a radioactive source in a deuterated palladium electrode under direct-current glow discharge}, journal = {Fusion Technol.}, volume = {39}, year = {2001}, pages = {253--259}, keywords = {Experimental, discharge, gas phase, Pd, gamma, isotopes, res+, no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {10/1999}, published = {03/2001}, annote = {A Pd foil was placed in a chamber under D2 gas at about 3 Torr pressure, and a glow discharge applied with 500-1600 V. Gammas were recorded by NaI, and after the experiment, radiographic film placed close to the treated Pd foil to detect gamma and x-rays. The gamma spectrum showed an anomalous peak at about 106 keV, not seen in a control without the discharge. Also, the film was blackened by the Pd foil, and weakly so without the discharge (the control). Post-run SIMS analysis showed the presence of newly formed 56Fe, and 63Cu, sometimes possibly some Al. The results indicated that 56Fe and 63Cu were formed in a thin surface layer, by a nuclear reaction.} }