% Year 2004; there are 8 entries. @article{Arat2004, author = {Y. Arata}, title = {The formation of 'solid deuterium' solidified inside crystal lattice and intense solid-state nuclear fusion ('cold fusion')}, journal = {Il Nuovo Saggiatore}, volume = {20}, number = {5--6}, year = {2004}, pages = {66--71}, keywords = {Experiment, theory, discussion, res+}, annote = {Arata refers to early work of his in 1958, in which he found solid state fusion. He then describes his (and Zhang's) double structure bottle, into which they allow deuterium to diffuse through the walls by electrolysing heavy water on the outside of the bottle. This has been their main setup, in which they detected 4He. There follows some discussion and theory, concluding that solid deuterium is produced in this setup, and 4He arises from the fusion. Solid deuterium is a better fuel for fusion than gaseous.} } @article{Czer2004, author = {K. Czerski and A. Huke and P. Heide and G. Ruprecht}, title = {The $^2$H(d,p)$^3$H reaction in metallic media at very low energies}, journal = {Europhys. Lett.}, volume = {68}, year = {2004}, pages = {363--369}, keywords = {Theory, screening, ion beams, res+}, submitted = {01/2004}, published = {11/2004}, annote = {This is theory for possible screening effects. A deuteron beam at 5-60 keV is shot at a slightly deuterium-loaded Pd target, so this is not cold fusion, but the screening effect of the Pd lattice that the paper suggests is thought to possibly explain neutron levels observed by Jones et al (1989). The paper is also interesting in not only considering electron screening but also cohesive screening by positive ions in the lattice.} } @article{Kalm2004, author = {P. K{\'a}lm{\'a}n and T. Keszthelyi}, title = {Solid state internal conversion}, journal = {Phys. Rev. C}, volume = {69}, year = {2004}, pages = {031606-1--031606-3}, keywords = {Theory; no FPH/Jones refs.}, submitted = {07/2003}, published = {03/2004}, annote = {This paper examines the possibility of a d+d fusion reaction in a solid containing deuterium. It concludes that there is reason to believe that phonon exchange can help deuterons go through the Coulomb barrier and fuse. The authors call this process the solid state internal conversion process, SS-ICP, yet another name for "cold fusion". The process creates fast moving charged particles that carry off the fusion energy as heat. This might also explain the correlation between He and excess heat production. Some of the faster particles undergo further nuclear reactions, explaining the isotopes sometimes observed (the article says "isomers", but isotopes must be meant).} } @article{Kuch2004, author = {M.~Yu. Kucherov and B.~L. Altshuler and V.~V. Flambaum}, title = {Exponential enhancement of nuclear reactions in a condensed matter environment}, journal = {Phys. Rev. C}, volume = {70}, year = {2004}, pages = {047601--047601-4}, note = {see Erratum, ibid. C 71 (2005) 029901(E)-1)}, keywords = {Theory, suggestion}, submitted = {12/2003}, published = {10/2004}, annote = {A mechanism is suggested and theorised on, which might increase the probability of nuclear reaction of a beam of acccelerated nuclei impinging on a target. For a t+p collision, the mechanism can act at energies below 1 keV. The mechanism consists of using a beam of particles heavier than those in the target. Although these probabilities are very low, theory suggests that they can be boosted by as much as $10^8$ at low beam velocities (energies). Whether the energies concerned can be considered "cold" is a matter of choice.} } @article{Li2004, author = {X.~Z. Li and B. Liu and Q.~M. Wei and S.~X. Zheng and D.~X. Cao}, title = {A Chinese view on summary of condensed matter nuclear science}, journal = {J. Fusion Energy}, volume = {23}, year = {2004}, pages = {217--221}, keywords = {Theory, tritium puzzle, res+}, published = {09/2004}, annote = {The authors state the basic problem of tritium production that has been confirmed repeatedly, but the lack of neutrons that should also be emitted, by cold fusion. Their "selective resonant tunnelling model" can explain all, and has in fact been applied to solve a problem in hot fusion. Their model involves the fusion of a proton with a deuteron, and they point out that there is always light water present in heavy water, as a contaminant. The authors suggest some experiments to further test their hypothesis.} } @article{Phil2004, author = {J. Phillips and R. L. Mills and X. Chen}, title = {Water bath calorimetric study of excess heat generation in ``resonant transfer'' plasmas}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics}, year = {2004}, volume = {96}, number = {6}, pages = {3095--3102}, submitted = {11/2002}, published = {09/2004}, keywords = {plasma heating; plasma density; plasma production; plasma chemistry; calorimetry, res+}, annote = {This time the Mills team led various gases, some of which contained hydrogen and some (controls) did not, into a microwave heated chamber and heated them. The heat went into a surrounding water bath. The gases containing hydrogen emitted up to 50\% more heat then the controls, corresponding to reactions up to 150 eV per hydrogen atom, confirming the Mills fractional ground state model. This requires a catalyst, some species present that can absorb the energy given off by hydrogen as it drops into a below-ground state, but the paper does not mention what was used.} } @article{Szpa2004, author = {S. Szpak and P.~A. Mosier-Boss and M.~H. Miles and M. Fleischmann}, title = {Thermal behavior of polarized Pd/D electrodes prepared by co-deposition}, journal = {Thermochim. Acta}, volume = {410}, year = {2004}, pages = {101--107}, keywords = {Experimental, electrolysis, excess heat, Pd, res+}, submitted = {12/2002}, published = {02/2004}, annote = {Several groups got together and reenacted the Szpak group's codeposition technique, looking for excess heat. Excess heat was found, during and after electrolysis. It was higher with the codeposition method used, than it is with conventional Pd wire electrodes. Heat after death was observed.} } @article{Tsuc2004, author = {K. Tsuchiya}, title = {Quantum states of deuterons in Pd}, journal = {Int. J. Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {29}, year = {2004}, pages = {1513--1519}, keywords = {Theory, res+}, submitted = {02/2004}, published = {11/2004}, annote = {The authors examine the energy states of deuterons interacting with the electron in a Pd lattice, using the equivalent linear two-body (ELTB) method. They conclude that fusion rates can be as large as those observed, by Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC).} }