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Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Cold Fusion
Frontiers of Cold Fusion
October 21 – 25, 1992, Nagoya, Japan
Edited by
H. Ikegami
National Institute for Fusion Science, Japan
©Universal Academy Press, Inc., 1993
ISBN 4-946443-12-6
front matter includes photo, preface, and table of contents.
Preface H. Ikegami |
pref |
I. Invited Papers | |
Excess Heat | |
Excess Power Observations in Electrochemical Studies of the D/Pd System; the Influence of Loading M. C. H. McKubre, S. Crouch-Baker, A. M. Riley, S. I. Smedley and F. L. Tanzella |
5 |
Measurement of Excess Heat from a Pons-Fleischmann Type Electrolytic Cell E. Storms |
21 |
Deuterium Loading Ratio and Excess Heat Generation during Electrolysis of Heavy Water by a Palladium Cathode in a Closed Cell Using a Partially Immersed Fuel Cell Anode K. Kunimatsu, N. Hasegawa, A. Kubota, N. Imai, M. Ishikawa, H. Akita and Y. Tsuchida |
31 |
Calorimetry of the PD·D20 System: from Simplicity via Complications to Simplicity M. Fleischmann and S. Pons |
47 |
Electrochemical Calorimetry of D20 Electrolysis Using a Palladium Cathode in a Closed Cell System N. Oyama, T. Terashima, S. Kasahara, O. Hatozaki, T. Ohsaka and T. Tatsuma |
67 |
Heat Production at the Heavy Water Electrolysis Using Mechanically Treated Pd Cathode K. Ota, M. Kurats1lka, K. Ando, Y. Iida, H. Yoshitake and N. Kamiya |
71 |
Repeated Heat Bursts in the Electrolysis of D20 C. M. Wan, C. J. Lihn, Z. H. Chin, C. Y. Liang, S. K. Chen, C. C. Wan and T. P. Pemg |
75 |
Anomalous Excess Heat by D20/Pd Cell under L-H Mode Electrolysis A. Takahashi, A. Mega, T. Takeuchi, H. Miyamaru and T. Iida |
79 |
Measurements of Excess Heat and Tritium during Self-Biased Pulsed Electrolysis of Pd-D20 F. Celani, A. Spallone, P. Tripodi and A. Nuvoli |
93 |
“Quasi-Plasma” Transport Model in Deuterium Overloaded Palladium Cathodes A. de Ninno and V. Violante |
107 |
Calorimetric Principles and Problems in Pd-D20 Electrolysis M. H. Miles and B. F. Bush |
113 |
Tritium and Excess Heat Generation during Electrolysis of Aqueous Solutions of Alkali M. Srinivasan, A. Shyam, T. K. Sankaranarayanan, M. B. Bajpai, H. Ramamurthy, U. K. Mukherjee, M. S. Krishnan, M. G. Nayar and Y. P. Naik |
123 |
The January 2, 1992, Explosion in a Deuterium/Palladium Electrolytic System at SRI International S. I. Smedley, S. Crouch-Baker, M. C. H. McKubre and F. L. Tanzella |
139 |
Nuclear Products | |
Experiments with Global Detection of Cold Fusion Byproducts D. Gozzi, P. L. Cignini, R. Caputo,M. Tomellini, G. Balducci, G. Gigli, E. Cis bani, S. Fhdlani, F. Garibaldi, M. Jodice and G. M. Urciuoli |
155 |
Possible Nuclear Reactions Mechanisms at Glow Discharge in Deuterium A. B. Kambut, Y. R. Kucherov, I. B. Savvatimova |
165 |
Experimental Studies on the Anomalous Phenomenon in Pd Metal Loaded with Deuterium D. L. Wang, S. H. Chen, D. X. Fan, W. J. Chen, Y. J. Li, Y. B. Fu and X. W. Zhang |
169 |
Energy of the Neutrons Emitted in Heavy Water Electrolysis M. Nakada, T. Kusunoki and M. Okamoto |
173 |
Direct Evidence for Nuclear Fusion Reactions in Deuterated Palladium E. Yamaguchi and T. Nishioka |
179 |
Search for Anomalous Effects Involving Excess Power and Helium during D20 Electrolysis Using Palladium Cathodes M. H. Miles and B. F. Bush |
189 |
Deuteron Fusion Experiment with Ti and Pd Foils Implanted with Deuteron Beams T. !ida, M. Fukuham, H. Miyazaki, Y. Sueyoshi, Sunarno, J. Datemichi and A. Takahashi |
201 |
Observation of High Energy Protons Emitted in the TiDx + D Reaction at Ed = 150 keY and Anomalous Concentration of 3He J. Kasagi, K. Ishii, M. Himga and K. Yoshiham |
209 |
Evolution of Tritium from Deuterided Palladium Subject to High Electrical Currents T. N. Claytor, D. G. Tuggle and S. F. Taylor |
217 |
Tritium and Helium Production in Palladium Electrodes and the Fugacity of Deuterium Therein J. O’M. Bockris, C. Chien, D. Hodko and Z. Minevski |
231 |
Reproducible Nuclear Reactions during Interaction of Deuterium with Oxide Tungsten Bronze K. Kaliev, A. Bamboshkin, A. Samgin, E. Golikov, A. Shalyapin, V. Andreev and P. Goluburchiy |
241 |
Is Reported “Excess Heat” Due to Nuclear Reactions? D. B. Buehler, L. D. Hansen, S. E. Jones and L. B. Rees |
245 |
Materials and Hydrogen Behavior | |
Hydrogen/Deuterium Concentration in Pd under Cathodic Polarization M. Enyo |
255 |
The ABC’s of the Hydrogen-Metal System Y. Fukai |
265 |
Some Observations Related to the Presence of Hydrogen and Deuterium in Palladium D. R. Coupland, M. L. Doyle, J. W. Jenkins, J. H. F. Notton, R. J. Potter and D. T. Thompson |
275 |
Deuterium Concentration Profiles and Crystallization Anomalies in Electrolytically Deuterated Titanium Plates B. Escarpizo, J. F. Fernandez, F. Cuevas, J. Tornem and C. Sanchez |
285 |
Theory and Modeling | |
Coherent and Semi-Coherent Neutron Transfer Reactions P. L. Hagelstein |
297 |
Nuclear Fusion in Condensed Matter V. Romodanov, V. Savin, Ya. Skuratnik and Yu. Timofeev |
307 |
Condensed Matter Effects for Cold and Hot Fusion Y. E. Kim, M. Rabinowitz, R. A. Rice and J. -H. Yoon |
321 |
New Hydrogen Energies in Specially Structured Dense Media: Capillary Chemistry and Capillary Fusion J. -P. Vigier |
325 |
Activity Review | |
Cold Fusion Researches in China – From Confirmation to Analyzing the Mechanism X. Li |
337 |
Cold Fusion Researches in Russia V. Tsarev |
341 |
Cold Fusion Research in Italy F. Scaramuzzi |
353 |
II Contributed Papers | |
Chapter I : Excess Heat | |
Study of Deuterium Charging in Palladium by the Electrolysis of Heavy Water: Search for Heat Excess and Nuclear Ashes L. Bertalot, F. de Marco, A. de Ninno, A. La Barbera, F. Scaramuzzi, V. Violante and P. Zeppa |
365 |
Cold Fusion Reaction Products and Behaviour of Deuterium Absorption in Pd Electrode T. Mizuno, T. Akimoto, K. Azumi and M. Enyo |
373 |
Observation of Excess Heat during Electrolysis of 1M LiOD in a Fuel Cell Type Closed Cell N. Hasegawa, K. Kunimatsu, T. Ohi and T. Terasawa |
377 |
On the Explosion in a Deuterium/Palladium Electrolytic System X. Zhang, W. Zhang, D. Wang, S. Chen Y. Fu, D. Fan and W. Chen |
381 |
Measurements of D /Pd and Excess Heat during Electrolysis of LiOD in a Fuel-Cell Type Closed Cell Using a Palladium Sheet Cathode M. Kobayashi, N. [mai, N. Hasegawa A. Kubota and K. Kunimatsu |
385 |
Anomalous Heat Generation/Absorption in Pd/Pd/LiOD /D20 /Pd Electrolysis System C. M. Wan, S. K. Chen, C. Y. Liang, C. J. Linn, C. J. Linn, S. B. Chu and C. C. Wan |
389 |
Periodically Current-Controlled Electrolysis of D20/Pd System for Excess Heat Production H. Miyamaru and A. Takahashi |
393 |
Some Lessons from 3 Years of Electrochemical Calorimetry M. E. Melich and W. N. Hansen |
397 |
A Potential Shuttle Mechanism for Charging Hydrogen Species into Metals in Hydride-Containing Molten Salt Systems B, Y. Liaw and B. E. Liebert |
401t |
Experiments Supporting the Transmission Resonance Model for Cold Fusion in Light Water: 1. Correlation of Isotopic and Elemental Evidence with Excess Heat R. T. Bush and R. D. Eagleton |
405 |
Experimental Studies Supporting the Transmission Resonance Model for Cold Fusion in Light Water: II Correlation of X-Ray Emission with Excess Power R. T. Bush and R. D. Eagleton |
409 |
Implications of Isoperibolic Electrode Calorimetry for Cold Fusion : The Silica Effect E. E. Criddle |
417 |
Excess Heat Production in Electrolysis of Potassium Carbonate Solution with Nickel Electrodes R. Notoya and M. Enyo |
421 |
Excess Heat Produced during Electrolysis of H20 on Ni, Au, Ag and Sn Electrodes in Alkaline Media T. Ohmori and M. Enyo |
427 |
Chapter II : Nuclear Products | |
Measurement of 2.5 MeV Neutron Emission from Ti / D and Pd / D Systems M. Agnello, E. Botta, T. Bressani, D. Calvo, A. Feliciello, P. Gianotti, F. lazzi, C. Lamberti, B. Minetti and A. Zecchina |
433 |
Evidence for Stimulated Emission of Neutrons in Deuterated Palladium B. Stella, M. Corradi, F. Ferrarotto, V. Milone, F. Celani and A. Spallone |
437 |
“Cold” Fusion in a Complex Cathode Y. Arata and Y. -C. Zhang |
441 |
Neutron Measurements in a AC-Discharged Tube W. X. Liang, D. M. Xu, G. Y. Zhang, Z. L. Yao and E. Y. Wang |
445 |
Anomalous Effects in Deuterium/Metal Systems H. Q. Long, S. H. Sun, H. Q. Liu, R. S. Xie, X. W. Zhang and W. S. Zhang |
447 |
The Anomalous Nuclear Effects Inducing by the Dynamic Low Pressure Gas Discharge in a Deuterium/Palladium System H. Q. Long, R. S. Xie, S. H. Sun, H. Q. Liu, J. B. Gan, B. R. Chen, X. W. Zhang and W. S. Zhang |
455 |
Neutron Monitoring on Cold Fusion Experiments L. J. Yuan, C. M. Wan, C. Y. Liang and S. K. Chen |
461 |
Neutron Emission from Palladium Electrodes in Deuterium Gas under Highly Non-uniform Electric Fiel [sic] H. Yamada, N. Sugaya, T. Kamioka, M. Matsukawa, T. Fujiwara and K. Noto |
465 |
Neutron Emission from Crushing Process of High Piezoelectric Matter in Deuterium Gas T. Shirakawa, M. Chiba, M. Fujii, K. Sueki, S. Miyamoto, Y. Nakamitu, H. Toriumi, T. Uehara, H. Miura, T. Watanabe, K. Fukushima, T. Hirose, T. Seimiya and H. Nakahara |
469 |
A Search for Fracture-Induced Nuclear Fusion in Some Deuterium-Loaded Materials K. Watanabe, Y. Fukai, N. Niimura and O. Konno |
473 |
Search for Excess Heat, Neutron Emission and Tritium Yield from Electrochemically Charged Palladium in D20 S. lsagawa, Y. Kanda and T. Suzuki |
477 |
Measurement of Neutrons in Electrolysis at Low Temperature Range M. Fujii, M. Chiba, K. Fukushima, M. Katada, T. Hirose, K. Kubo, H. Miura, S. Miyamoto, H. Nakahara, Y. Nakamitsu, T Seimiya, T. Shirakawa, K. Sueki, H. Toriumi, T. Uehara and T. Watanabe |
481 |
Limit on Fast Neutrons from DD Fusion in Deuterized Pd by Means of Ge Detector E. Choi, H. Ejiri and H. Ohsumi |
485 |
Statistically Significant Increase in Neutron Counts for Palladium Plate Filled with Deuterons by Electrolysis M. Fujiwara and K. Sakuta |
491 |
Detection of Neutron and Thitium during Electrolysis of D2S04 – D20 Solution O. Matsumoto, K. Kimura, Y. Saito, H. Uyama, T. Yaita, A. Yamaguchi and O. Suenaga |
495 |
Production of Neutron and TI-itium from D20 Electrolysis with Palladium Cathode G. Y. Fan, X. F. Wang, G. S. Huang, H. Y. Zhou, Z. E. Han, Z. D. Wu |
499 |
The FERMI Apparatus and a Measurement of TI-itium Production in an Electrolytic Experiment B. Stella, M. Alessio, M. Corradi, F. Croce, F. Ferrarotto, S. lmprota, N. lucci, V. Milone, G. Villoresi, F. Celani, A. Spallone |
503 |
Time-Evolution of Tritium Concentration in the Electrolyte of Prolonged Cold Fusion Experiments and its Relation to the Ti Cathode Surface Treatment J. Sevilla, B. Escarpizo, F. Fernandez, F. Cuevas and C. Sanchez |
507 |
The Change of Tritium Concentration during the Electrolysis of D20 in Various Electrolytic Cells K. -H. Lee and Y. -M. Kim |
511 |
Comments on Methodology of Excess Tritium Determination S. Szpak, P. A. Mosier-Boss and J. J. Smith |
515 |
Fine Structure of the Charged Particle Bursts Induced by D20 Electrolysis R. Taniguchi and T. Yamamoto |
519 |
Measurement of Protons and Observation of the Change of Electrolysis Parameters in the Galvanostatic Electrolysis of the 0.1 M-LiOD/D20 Solution S. Miyamoto, K. Sueki, H. lwai, M. Fujii, T. Shirakawa, H. Miura, T. Watanabe, H. Toriumi, T. Uehara, Y. Nakamitsu, M. Chiba, T. Hirose and H. Nakahara |
523 |
Helium Isotopes from Deuterium Absorbed in LaNi5 H. Sakaguchi, G. Adachi and K. Nagao |
527 |
The Detection of 4He in Ti-Cathode on Cold Fusion Q. F. Zhang, Q. Q. Gou, Z. H. Zhu, B. L. Xio, J. M. Lou, F. S. Liu, J. X. S. , Y. G. Ning, H. Xie and Z. G. Wang |
531 |
Real Time Measurements of the Energetic Charged Particles and the Loading Ratio (D/Pd)* D. W. Mo, L. Zhang, B. X. Chen, Y. S. Liu, S. Y. Doing, M. Y. Yao, L. Y. Zhou, H. G. Huang, X. Z. Li, X. D. Shen, S. C. Wang, T. S. Kang and N. Z. Huang |
535 |
Detection of Radioactive Emissions in the Electrolytic Deuteriding-Dedeuteriding Reactions of Pd and Ti H. Uchida, Y. Hamada, Y. Matsumura and T. Hayashi |
539 |
The Sensitizing Phenomenon of X-Ray Film in the Experiment of Metals Loaded with Deuterium S. H. Chen, D. L. Wang, W. J. Chen, Y. J. Li, Y. B. Fu and X. W. Zhang |
543 |
Phenomenon of Low Energy Emissions from Hydrogen/Deuterium Loaded Palladium R. K. Rout, A. Shyam, M. Srinivasan and A. B. Garg |
547 |
Electron Impact H-H and D-D Fusions in Molecules Embedded in Al K. Kamada |
551 |
Observations on the Biological Cold Fusion or the Biological Transmutation of Elements H. Komaki |
555 |
Chapter III : Materials and Hydrogen Behavior | |
TEM Investigation of Hydrogen Ordering in Pd C. L. Hsu, C. M. Wan and F. -R. Chen |
561 |
Hydrogen and Deuterium Absorption by Pd Cathode in a Fuel-Cell Type Closed Cell A. Kubota, H. Akita, Y. Tsuchida, T. Saito, A. Kubota, N. Hasegawa, N. Imai, N. Hayakawa and K. Kunimatsu |
565 |
Preparation of Pd Electrodes and Their Hydrogen Loading Ratios T. Sana, T. Terasawa T. Ohi and S. Nezu |
569 |
Absorption of Hydrogen into Palladium Foil Electrode: Effect of Thiourea T. Nakata, Y. Tsuchida and K. Kunimatsu |
573 |
In-Situ Electrochemical Quartz Crystal Microbalance Studies of Water Electrolysis at a Palladium Cathode N. Oyama, N. Yamamoto and T. Tatsuma |
577 |
A Role of Lithium for the Neutron Emission in Heavy Water Electrolysis M. Nakada, T. Kusunoki, M. Okamoto and O. Odawara |
581 |
Chapter IV : Theory and Modeling | |
Tunnel Disintegration and Neutron Emission Probability T. Tani and Y. Kobayashi |
589 |
Field Formation of the Condensed Matter Fusion by Electro-Transport of Deuterium in Palladium M. Tamaki and K. Tasaka |
593 |
The Combined Resonance Tunneling and Semi-Reasonance Level in Low Energy D-D Reaction X. Z. Li, D. Z. Jin and L. Chang |
597 |
Lawson Criterion Made Obsolete by Cold Fusion through the Double Screening Process M. Rambaut |
601 |
Fractofusion Mechanism K. Yasui |
605 |
Is Sono-Fusion to be a Possible Mechanism for Cold Fusion? K. Fukushima |
609 |
Review for “Nattoh” Model and Experimental Findings during Cold Fusion T. Matsumoto |
613 |
Thermodynamic Theory of Cold Nuclear Fusion (C. N. F) Z. L. Zhang and S. I. Liu |
617 |
Ion Band State Fusion S. R. Chubb and T. A. Chubb |
623 |
Solid State Boson Condensation Model of Cold Fusion J. T. Waber |
627 |
Mechanism of Cold Nuclear Fusion in Palladium K. Tsuchiya, K. Ohashi and M. Fukuchi |
633 |
A Mechanism for Cold Nuclear FUsion: Barrier Reduction by Screening under Transient Coherent Flow of Deuterium N. Matsunami |
637 |
Quantum Mechanics on Cold Fusion N. Yabuuchi |
641 |
A Physical Description of Cold Fusion E. L. Ragland |
649 |
Multilayer Thin Film Electrodes for Cold Fusion C. H. Miley, J. U. Patel, J. Javedani, H. Hom, J. C. Kelly and J. Tompkins |
659 |
Electrodeless, Multi-Megawatt Reactor for Room-Temperature, Lithium-6/Deuterium Nuclear Reactions J. Drexler |
663 |
Appendices | |
Conference Program | 669 |
International Advisory Committee | 679 |
Organizing Committee | 680 |
List of Sponsors | 681 |
Exhibits and Demonstrations | 681 |
List of Participants | 683 |
Author Index | 695 |