% Year 2012; there are 9 entries. @ARTICLE{Ciri2012, author = {D. Cirillo and E. {Del Giudice} and R. Germano and S. Sivasubrammanian and Y. N. Srivastava and V. Tontodonato and G. Vitello and A. Widom}, title = {Water plasma modes and nuclear transmutations on the metallic cathode of a plasma discharge electrolytic cell}, journal = {Key Engineering Materials}, volume = {495}, year = {2012}, pages = {124--128}, keyword = {Surface plasma modes, weak interactions, neutrons and nuclear transmutations, low energy coherent systems (LECS), low energy nuclear reactions (LENR)}, doi = {10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.495.124}, annote = {Using QED theory, the paper shows that there are coherence domains interspersed between noncoherence ones in water under these conditions. Water near a metal electrode is partly coherent (structured) and this encourages neutron and neutrino production from hydrogen. The radiation energy for this comes from the water plasma photons impinging on the cathode surface.} } @ARTICLE{Ciri2012a, author = {D. Cirillo and R. Germano and V. Tontodonato and A. Widom and Y. N. Srivastava and E. {Del Giudice} and G. Vitiello}, title = {Experimental evidence oof a neutron flux generation in a plasma discharge electrolytic cell}, journal = {Key Eng. Mater.}, volume = {495}, year = {2012}, pages = {104--107}, keyword = {Experimental, plasma discharge, neutrons, res+}, published = {01/2012}, annote = {Electrolysis with high cell voltage, in potassium carbonate solution in water at a tungsten cathode leads to a plasma around the cathode. CR-39 detected neutrons.} } @ARTICLE{Ciri2012b, author = {D. Cirillo and E. {Del Giudice} and R. Germano and S. Sivasubrammanian and Y. N. Srivastava and V. Tontodonato and G. Vitiello and A. Widom}, title = {Water plasma modes and nuclear transmutations on the metallic cathode of a plasma discharge electrolytic cell}, journal = {Key Eng. Mater.}, volume = {495}, year = {2012}, pages = {124--128}, keyword = {Theory, neutrons, transmutation}, published = {01/2012}, note = {The name Sivasubrammanian is normally written as Sivasubramanian}, annote = {Water is said to contain regions of coherence which contain a plasma of of quasi-free electrons, and close to a metal electrode, this is stabilised and can hold a negative charge. During high voltage electrolysis, neutrons and neutrinos can be produced and lead to transmutation reactions.} } @ARTICLE{Ciuc2012, author = {S. Ciuchi and L. Maiani and A. D. Polosa and V. Riquer and G. Ruocco and M. Vignati}, title = {Low energy neutron production by inverse $\beta$ decay in metallic hydride surfaces}, journal = {Eur. Phys. J. C}, volume = {72}, year = {2012}, issue = {2193}, pages = {1--3}, keyword = {Theory, Widom-Larsen}, submitted = {09/2012}, published = {10/2012}, annote = {It has recently been argued that inverse-$\beta$ nuclear transmutations might occur at an impressively high rate in a thin layer at a metallic hydride surface under specific conditions. In this note we present a calculation of the transmutation rate, which shows that there is little room for such a remarkable effect. [Direct quote of the Abstract]. In other words, Widom and Larsen are wrong.} } @ARTICLE{Ciuc2012, author = {S. Ciuchi and L. Maiani and A. D. Polosa and V. Riquer and G. Ruocco and M. Vignati}, title = {{Low energy neutron production by inverse $\beta$ decay in metallic hydride surfaces}}, journal = {Eur. Phys. J. C}, volume = {72:2193}, year = {2012}, pages = {1--3}, submitted = {09/2012}, published = {10/2012}, annote = {"Abstract It has recently been argued that inverse-$\beta$ nuclear transmutations might occur at an impressively high rate in a thin layer at a metallic hydride surface under specific conditions. In this note we present a calculation of the transmutation rate, which shows that there is little room for such a remarkable effect."} } @ARTICLE{Ciuc2012, author = {S. Ciuchi and L. Maiani and A. D. Polosa and V. Riquer and G. Ruocco and M. Vignati}, title = {{Low energy neutron production by inverse $\beta$ decay in metallic hydride surfaces}}, journal = {Eur. Phys. J. C}, volume = {72:2193}, year = {2012}, pages = {1--3}, submitted = {9/2012}, published = {10/2012}, annote = {"Abstract It has recently been argued that inverse-$\beta$ nuclear transmutations might occur at an impressively high rate in a thin layer at a metallic hydride surface under specific condi- tions. In this note we present a calculation of the transmu- tation rate, which shows that there is little room for such a remarkable effect."} } @ARTICLE{Dmit2012, author = {O. Dmitriyeva and R. Cantwell and M. {McConnel} and G. Moddel}, title = {Origin of excess heat generated during loading Pd-impregnated alumina powder with deuterium and hydrogen}, journal = {Thermochim. Acta}, volume = {543}, year = {2012}, pages = {260--266}, submitted = {04/2012}, published = {06/2012}, annote = {We studied heat production in Pd-impregnated alumina powder in the presence of hydrogen and deuterium gases, investigating claims of anomalous heat generated as a result of nuclear fusion, usually referred to as a low energy nuclear reaction (LENR). By selecting the water isotope used to fabricate the material and then varying the gas used for loading, we were able to influence the amount of heat released or consumed. We suggest that Pd in its nanoparticle form catalyzes hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange reactions in the material. This hypothesis is supported by heat measurements, residual gas analysis (RGA) data, and calculations of energy available from H/D exchange reactions. Based on the results we conclude that the origin of the anomalous heat generated during deuterium loading of Pd-enriched alumina powder is chemical rather than nuclear. [Direct copy of Abstract] } } @ARTICLE{Mosi2012, author = {P. A. Mosier-Boss and L. P. G. Forsley and P. Carbonelle and M. S. Morey and J. R. Tinsley and J. P. Hurley and F. E. Gordon}, title = {Comparison of {SEM} and optical analyses of {DT} neutron tracks in {CR}-39 detectors}, journal = {Radiat. Meas.}, volume = {47}, year = {2012}, pages = {57--66}, keyword = {CR-39, Neutrons, Microscopy}, submitted = {03/2011}, published = {01/2012}, annote = {"A solid state nuclear track detector, CR-39, was exposed to DT neutrons. After etching, the resultant tracks were analyzed using both an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). In this communication, both methods of analyzing DT neutron tracks are discussed. (Direct copy of the Abstract).} } @ARTICLE{Tsyg2012, author = {E. N. Tsyganov}, title = {{Cold nuclear fusion}}, journal = {Phys. Atom. Nuclei}, volume = {75}, year = {2012}, pages = {153--159}, keyword = {Theory, review, res+}, published = {02/2012}, note = {Originally in Russian, in Yader. Fiz. 75 (2012) 174--180}, annote = {"Recent accelerator experiments on fusion of various elements have clearly demonstrated that the effective cross-sections of these reactions depend on what material the target particle is placed in. In these experiments, there was a significant increase in the probability of interaction when target nuclei are imbedded in a conducting crystal or are a part of it. These experiments open a new perspective on the problem of so-called cold nuclear fusion."} }