Condensed matter nuclear science: proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Cold Fusion: Yokohama, Japan, 27 November – 2 December 2005

Akito Takahashi, Ken-ichiro Ota, Yasuhiro Iwamura9789812569011, 981-256-901-4

Recent progress in the emerging field of condensed matter nuclear science (CMNS) is presented as a combination of basic nuclear science, energy, nanomaterials science, electro-chemistry and nuclear physics. Key and selected papers from an important conference in this exciting area provide the latest advances in CMNS studies. Current results from cold fusion and condensed matter nuclear science are included.

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Table of contents :
CONTENTS……Page 10
Preface……Page 6
Progress in condensed matter nuclear science……Page 18
Summary of ICCF-12……Page 43
Overview of light water/hydrogen-based low-energy nuclear reactions……Page 51
Development of “DS-reactor” as the practical reactor of “cold fusion” based on the “DS-cell” with “DS-cathode”……Page 61
Progress in excess of power experiments with electrochemical loading of deuterium in palladium……Page 72
Anomalous energy generation during conventional electrolysis……Page 82
“Excess heat” induced by deuterium flux in palladium Rim……Page 92
Abnormal excess heat observed during Mizuno-type experiments……Page 97
Seebeck envelope calorimetry with a Pd|D20 + H2SO4 electrolytic cell……Page 103
Observation and investigation of nuclear fusion and self-induced electric discharges in liquids……Page 114
Description of a sensitive seebeck calorimeter used for cold fusion studies……Page 125
Some recent results at ENEA……Page 134
Heat measurement during plasma electrolysis……Page 150
Effect of an additive on thermal output during electrolysis of heavy water with a palladium cathode……Page 157
Thermal analysis of calorimetric systems……Page 162
Surface plasmons and low-energy nuclear reactions triggering……Page 173
Production method for violent TCB jet plasma from cavity……Page 180
New results and an ongoing excess heat controversy……Page 188
Observation of surface distribution of products by X-ray fluorescence spectrometry during D2 gas permeation through Pd Complexes……Page 195
Discharge experiment using Pd/CaO/Pd multi-layered cathode……Page 205
Producing transmutation element on multi-layered Pd sample by deuterium permeation……Page 213
Experimental observation and combined investigation of high-performance fusion of iron-region isotopes in optimal growing microbiological associations……Page 223
Research into low-energy nuclear reactions in cathode sample solid with production of excess heat stable and radioactive impurity nuclides……Page 231
Influence of parameters of the glow discharge on change of structure and the isotope composition of the cathode materials……Page 248
Elemental analysis of palladium electrodes after Pd/Pd light water critical electrolysis……Page 270
Progress on the study of isotopic composition in metallic thin films undergone to electrochemical loading of hydrogen……Page 281
In situ accelerator analyses of palladium complex under deuterium permeation……Page 289
High-resolution mass spectrum for deuterium (hydrogen) gas permeating palladium Him……Page 295
ICP-MS analysis of electrodes and electrolytes after HNO3/H2O electrolysis……Page 301
The Italy-Japan project – Fundamental research on cold transmutation process for treatment of nuclear wastes……Page 306
Reproducible nuclear emissions from Pd/PdO:Dx heterostructure during controlled exothermic deuterium desorption……Page 310
Correct identifcation of energetic alpha and proton tracks in experiments on CR-39 charged particle detection during hydrogen desorption from Pd/PdO:Hx heterostructure……Page 321
Intense non-linear soft X-ray emission from a hydride target during pulsed D bombardment……Page 331
Enhancement of first wall damage in ITER type TOKAMAK due to LENR effects……Page 342
Generation of DD-reactions in a ferroelectric KD2PO4 single crystal during transition through curie point (Tc = 220 K)……Page 353
Study of energetic and temporal characteristics of X-ray emission from solid-state cathode medium of high-current glow discharge……Page 361
A novel LiF-based detector for X-ray imaging in hydrogen loaded Ni films under laser irradiation……Page 368
Observation and modeling of the ordered motion of hypothetical magnetically charged particles on the multilayer surface and the problem of low-energy fusion……Page 373
Evidence of superstoichiometric H/D lenr active sites and high-temperature superconductivity in a hydrogen-cycled Pd/PdO……Page 384
New procedures to make active fractal-like surfaces on thin Pd wires……Page 394
Using resistivity to measure H/Pd and D/Pd loading: Method and significance……Page 409
Measurements of the temperature coefficient of electric resistivity of hydrogen overloaded Pd……Page 421
Magnetic interaction of hypothetical particles moving beneath the electrode/electrolyte interface to elucidate evolution mechanism of vortex appeared on Pd surface after long-term evolution of deuterium in 0.1 m LiOD……Page 428
Unusual structures on the material surfaces irradiated by low-energy ions……Page 438
Context for understanding why particular nanoscale crystals turn-on faster and other LENR effects……Page 447
Models for anomalies in condensed matter deuterides……Page 458
Time-dependent EQPET analysis of TSC……Page 471
Unifying theory of low-energy nuclear reaction and transmutation processes in deuterated/hydrogenated metals acoustic cavitation glow discharge and deuteron beam experiments……Page 479
Catalytic fusion and the interface between insulators and transition metals……Page 490
Multiple scattering of deuterium wave function near surface of palladium lattice……Page 499
Theoretical comparison between semi-classical and quantum tunneling effect……Page 511
New cooperative mechanisms of low-energy nuclear reactions using super low-energy external held……Page 521
Polyneutron theory of transmutation……Page 533
The thermal conduction from the centers of the nuclear reactions in solids……Page 538
Four-body RST general nuclear wavefunctions and matrix elements……Page 544
Study on formation of tetrahedral or octahedral symmetric condensation by hopping of alkali or alkaline-earth metal ion……Page 553
Calculations of nuclear reactions probability in a crystal lattice of lanthanum deuteride……Page 559
Possible coupled electron and electron neutrino in nucleus and its physical catalysis effect on D – D cold fusion into helium in Pd……Page 564
Tunnel resonance of electron wave and force of fluctuation……Page 572
Types of nuclear fusion in solids……Page 581
Neutrino-dineutron reactions (low-energy nuclear reactions induced by D2 gas permeation through Pd complexes – Y. Iwamura effect)……Page 588
An explanation of earthquakes by the blacklight process and hydrogen fusion……Page 594
Theoretical modeling of electron flow action on probability of nuclear fusion of deuterons……Page 599
Author Index……Page 606