% Year 2008; there are 8 entries. @article{Arat2008, author = {Y. Arata and Y. Zhang}, title = {The establishment of solid nuclear fusion reactor}, note = {In Japanese, Engl. abstr.}, journal = {J. High Temp. Soc.}, volume = {34}, year = {2008}, pages = {85--96}, keywords = {Experimental, Pd, gas phase, res+}, published = {02/2008}, annote = {This time they used a material containing 20\% Pd nano-particles (10 nm) in a matrix consisting of ZrO2, previously (P.Yama2002) found to absorb large amounts of hydrogen, and applied highly pure D2 gas. There is a temperature spike upon onset of the D2 stream, and the abstract says that there is evidence of a nuclear reaction in the comparatively slow temperature decline upon full loading. The nuclear reactor thus produced can act both as a generator of 4He (the fusion product) and heat.} } @article{Kalm2008, author = {P. K{\'a}lm{\'a}n and T. Keszthelyi and D. Kis}, title = {Solid state modified nuclear processes}, journal = {Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.}, volume = {44}, year = {2008}, pages = {297--302}, keywords = {Theory}, submitted = {05/2008}, published = {10/2008}, annote = {The authors follow up on their 2004 paper postulating the SS-ICP, internal conversion idea, which attempted to explain cold fusion in solids. In this paper they address a number of basic questions and contradictory observations and show that some of them can be accounted for. Their theory explains the enhanced rate of fusion in deuterated solids, again based on fast charged particles. The fusion reactions are d+d, and possibly also p+7Li and d+6Li. Thus the presence of protons and lithium in the solid may play an important role in the process.} } @article{Kowa2008, author = {L. Kowalski}, title = {Comment on 'The use of CR-39 in Pd/D co-deposition experiments' by P.A. Mosier-Boss, S. Szpak, F.E. Gordon and L.P.G. Forsley}, journal = {Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.}, volume = {44}, year = {2008}, pages = {287--290}, keywords = {Polemic}, submitted = {06/2008}, published = {12/2008}, annote = {Retired physicist Kowalski challenges the title paper, focusing on the pits in film, that were used as evidence of nuclear reactions taking place at a Pd electrode produced by codeposition (i.e. along with deuterium gas) of Pd in D2O. K states that additional evidence on the pits is needed to prove that a nuclear reaction has taken place, as neither protons nor alpha particles could have caused the pits. In experiments by other workers also using film, however, the pits could have been due to such reactions.} } @article{Kriv2008, author = {S. Krivit}, title = {Low energy nuclear reaction research - global scenario}, journal = {Curr. Sci.}, volume = {94}, year = {2008}, pages = {854--857}, keywords = {Review}, submitted = {02/2008}, published = {04/2008}, annote = {A review of cold fusion, with 35 references.} } @article{Mosi2008, author = {P.~A. Mosier-Boss and S. Szpak and F.~E. Gordon and L.~P.~G. Forsley}, title = {Reply to comment on 'The use of CR-39 in Pd/D co-deposition experiments': a response to Kowalski}, journal = {Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys.}, volume = {44}, year = {2008}, pages = {291--295}, keywords = {Polemic}, submitted = {09/2008}, published = {12/2008}, annote = {The authors of the paper criticised by Kowalski in the same journal respond. Contrary to Kowalski's claims, the pits observed are indeed consistent with nuclear reactions having caused them. This is supported by control experiments which showed that the pits were not due to stray radioactivity, impingement of bubbles from the electrolysis, from chemical attack or from metal dendrites (from the co-depeosition of Pd) piercing the film.} } @article{Phil2008a, author = {J. Phillips and C.-K. Chen and R. L. Mills}, title = {Evidence of energetic reactions between hydrogen and oxygen species in RF generated H2O plasmas}, journal = {Int. J. Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {33}, number = {10}, pages = {2419--2432}, year = {2008}, submitted = {12/2007}, published = {04/2008}, keywords = {Mills, Plasma, RF, Balmer series, line broadening, Water}, annote = {More evidence for the Mills CQM model from RF heated hydrogen plasma. See Phil2007 for more detail.} } @article{Phil2008b, author = {J. Phillips and C.-K. Chen}, title = {Evidence of catalytic production of hot atomic hydrogen in RF generated hydrogen/helium plasmas}, journal = {Int. J. Hydrogen Energy}, volume = {33}, number = {23}, pages = {7185--7196}, year = {2008}, submitted = {07/2008}, published = {11/2008}, keywords = {Mills, RF plasma, hydrogen, helium, Balmer line broadening, Classical Quantum Mechanics}, annote = {More evidence for the Mills CQM model from RF heated hydrogen plasma. See Phil2007 for more detail.} } @article{Russ2008, author = {L. J. {Russell Jr}}, title = {Low energy nuclear reaction polyplasmon postulate}, journal = {Annals Nucl. Energy}, volume = {35}, year = {2008}, pages = {2059--2072}, keywords = {Theory, res+}, submitted = {08/2007}, published = {08/2008}, annote = {An explanation is proposed for the nuclear reaction taking place during electrolysis at Pd in heavy water. This is, that protons or deuterons in the metal lattice temporarily absorb their associated electron and enter a neutron-like state; at the same time, a neutrino is emitted. For this to happen, however, an energy of at least 783 keV is required. Russell calculates, using realistic experimental parameters, that such energies can arise from polyplasmons arising in the metal crystal grains, making the mechanism feasible. The short-lived neutron-like particle is called a dion when it comes from a proton, and a dineutron when coming from a deuteron. These particles can then capture other nearby ions, producing more energy, so that a chain reaction can take place. The theory explains a number of otherwise mysterious phenomena observed in cold fusion experiments.} }