Lochon Catalyzed D-D Fusion in Deuterated Palladium in the Solid State
General Physics
2011-06-15 v1
Abstract
Lochons (local charged bosons or local electron pairs) can form on D+ to give D- (bosonic ions) in Palladium Deuteride in the solid state. Such entities will occur at special sites or in linear channel owing to strong electron-phonon interaction or due to potential inversion on metallic electrodes. These lochons can catalyze D- - D+ fusion as a consequence of internal conversion leading to the formation of He-4 plus production of energy (Q=23.8 MeV) which is carried by the alpha particle and the ejected electron-pair. The reaction rate for this fusion process is calculated.
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@article{arxiv.0705.0595,
title = {Lochon Catalyzed D-D Fusion in Deuterated Palladium in the Solid State},
author = {K. P. Sinha and A. Meulenberg},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.0595},
year = {2011}
}
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3 pages: see also arXiv:cond-mat/0603213 (Current Science, Vol. 91, No. 7, pp. 907-912, 10/10/06) Accepted for publication: National Academy of Science (India) Letters