Novel nuclear reactions observed in bremsstrahlung-irradiated deuterated metals

Steinetz, Bruce M.; Benyo, Theresa L.; Chait, Arnon; Hendricks, R. C.; Forsley, Lawrence P.; Baramsai, B.; Ugorowski, Philip B.; Becks, Michael D.; Pines, Vladimir; Pines, Marianna; Martin, Richard E.; Penney, Nicholas; Fralick, Gustave C.; Sandifer, Carl E.

doi:10.1103/physrevc.101.044610

Cited by 19 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In a subcritical FFRE assembly, an electron accelerator could produce x-rays and subsequently photoneutrons through the irradiation of metallic deuterides. (Steinetz et al, 2020;Gillespie et al, 2023a). The light-element metallic deuterides would also be used as neutron moderators in the subcritical FFRE assembly, since they very effectively reduce the fission neutrons' energy through elastic collisions.…”

Section: Subcritical Assemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The fission fragment rocket engine for Mars fast transit

Gahl,

Gillespie,

Duncan

et al. 2023

Front. Space Technol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this paper we discuss the advantages and challenges of utilizing Fission Fragment Rocket Engines (FFREs) to dramatically reduce transit time in space travel, for example, traveling to Mars. We discuss methods to decrease the size and weight of FFREs. These include utilizing metallic deuterides as moderators, driving the engines with electron beam bremsstrahlung, and operating the FFREs as subcritical assemblies, not as nuclear reactors. We discuss these and other new innovations based upon improved materials and technology that may be integrated into a revolutionary nuclear rocket technology.

show abstract

Section: Subcritical Assemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Prior a The target material will heavily influence the photoneutron yield from sources involving an electron beam. (Steinetz et al, 2020;Gillespie et al, 2023a).…”

Section: Subcritical Assemblymentioning

confidence: 99%

The fission fragment rocket engine for Mars fast transit

Gahl,

Gillespie,

Duncan

et al. 2023

Front. Space Technol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…As an example of attention paid recently to the issue of LENR within qualified scientific institutions, one might mention a paper [17], published by NASA in 2020, dealing with "novel" nuclear reactions observed in bremsstrahlung-irradiated deuterated metals.…”

Section: Three Decades Of Experimental Effortsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Review of Experiments Reporting Non-Conventional Phenomena in Nuclear Matter Aiming at Identifying Common Features in View of Possible Interpretation

Bellucci,

Cardone,

Pistella

2023

Symmetry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The purpose of the present paper is to clarify, as far as it is possible, the overall picture of experimental results in the field of non-conventional phenomena in nuclear matter published in the scientific literature, accumulated in the past few decades and still missing a widely accepted interpretation. Completeness of the collection of the experiments is not among the aims of the effort; the focus is on adopting a more comprehensive and integral approach through the analysis of the different experimental layouts and different results, searching for common features and analogous factual outcomes in order to obtain a consistent reading of many experimental evidences that appear, so far, to lack a classification in a logic catalogue, which might be compared to a building rather than a collection of single stones. Particular attention is put on the issue of reproducibility of experiments and on the reasons why such a limitation is a frequent characteristic of many experimental activities reported in published papers. This approach is innovative as compared with those already available in the scientific literature. In a synoptical table, a comprehensive classification is given of the twenty experiments examined in terms of types of evidences that are ascertained by the experimenters in their published papers but are “unexpected” according to well-established physical theories. Examples of such unexpected evidences (named also non-conventional or weird) evidences are: excess heat generation, isotope production, reduction of radioactivity levels, and production of neutrons or alpha particles. These evidences are classified taking into account both the material where the evidence takes place (solutions, metals, rocks and artificial materials) and the stimulation techniques (supply of electric voltage, irradiation by photons, mechanical pressure) used to generate the evidences (which do not appear in the absence of such stimuli at an appropriate intensity). Also, in our paper, “identity cards” are provided for each experiment examined, including details that emerged during the experiment and were reported in each respective paper, that sometimes are not given adequate consideration either by the author of the experiment or in other review papers. The analysis of the details provides suggestions (also referred to as clues in this papers) used to formulate the content of the second part of each identity card, where inferences deduced from facts are outlined in view of presenting tentative interpretation at the microscopic level. This is done by concentrating attention on the clues repeated in different experiments in order to yield possible explanations of the “unexpected” evidences. The main outcome of such analysis is that, in all examined cases, a common “operation” can be identified: the stimulation techniques mentioned above can be interpreted as a sort of compression producing a ramp of energy densification (with reference to volumes in space or time coordinates). Here we use the term “compression” to indicate an operation activated by the experimenter; as such, it is objective. We consider energy densification an inference of possible consequences of the operation on the status of the system. Five types of densifications were identified. This reading in terms of energy densification is in accordance with the predictions of the Deformed Space Time theory, reported in the scientific literature, in the context of a generalization of the Einstein relativity theory, according to which the existence of energy thresholds is found to separate, for each interaction, the flat metric part from the deformed metric part and the appearance of new microscopic effects as a consequence of trespassing such thresholds. The phenomena occurring in the deformed part of the interaction metric are governed by the energy density in the space-time (volume and time interval). This energy density is computed from the threshold energies and is peculiar to the phenomenology under consideration. As a conclusion, it is suggested that the revealed qualified information, homogenized and elaborated on, might help in repeating, with proper adjustments and adequate additional instrumentation, some key experiments, in order to ensure systematic reproducibility, which is a prerequisite for interpretations and explanations to be sound and credible, as well in deriving from such an effort, indications for new experiments. It is uncomfortable that, after thirty years, there are still pending questions to which the most acknowledged physical theories are not capable of giving an answer. Even a definitive demonstration that all these experiments have decisive faults would be preferable than leaving the issue unaddressed. Major research agencies, for instance in the USA and in Europe, are moving in this direction.

show abstract

“…Other examples of this include: biomolecules and life [10], lightning by nanoice particles (H2O) [7], unconventional nuclear reactions ( 1 H and Ni and Pd) [11], interstellar dust formations of stars (H atoms and interstellar dust) [12], [13]; CVD diamond formation via C atoms in (p + ) plasma clouds [14]; isotopic fractionations [15]; isotopic violations of second law of thermodynamics via NMMs on subnanosizes [16]; internal gravitational heating earth's core and mantle [17]; motional induced error during DNA replication [8]; enzymatics [10], catalysis [18], superconductivity [19]; strange metals [ 9]; anomalous muon magnetic moment on earth [20] and more...…”

Section: Such Thermal Agitations Of MIX Positive and Negative Nmms Pr...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Nano-Domains of Nuclear Magnetic Moments for Gravitational Stimulation of Biological Processes

Little

2022

EJPHYSICS

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The recent theory of divergent integrations and divergent differentiations of superluminous spaces for new calculus of the objects for applications for new theory for the mechanics of gravity and the coupling of gravity to electromagnetic fields is applied here to recent data for the zero-gravity altering the biological processes of polymerase proteins replicating DNA for inducing misreadings and mistakes during reproduction for gravity affecting life and cancer. This paper presents new mode for coupling classical to quantum mechanics by gravity. The gravitational stimulating nuclei, hadrons and leptons for hidden drive of dynamics in matter for causing life is outlined. Alterations of gravity and relative motions for altering these dynamics for disease are shortly reviewed. The irrational, fractional superluminous nature of gravity is shown to manifest its nature and action; the distinct coupling of null NMMs relative to nonzero NMMs is given and moreover the different couplings of positive and negative NMMs and combinations thereof are given. The 1H, 14N, and 31P stable isotopes and the almost 100% relative abundances of their positive NMMs are noted to play roles in the origin and development of life and the manifestation of life by the action of gravity on these nano-domains of nonzero NMMs for manifesting ferromagnetism for all positive or all negative NMMs and/or antiferromagnetic and ferrimagnetism of mixed positive and negative NMMs. The uniquenesses of the second-row elements for life and hydrogen are considered. New phenomena by radio waves and the NMMs in elements of heaters and radio wave sources are considered and possibility of life creating radio waves. Some use of this theory for gravity upon nano-domains of NMMs for modeling many systems are noted.

show abstract

Novel nuclear reactions observed in bremsstrahlung-irradiated deuterated metals

Cited by 19 publications

References 22 publications

The fission fragment rocket engine for Mars fast transit

The fission fragment rocket engine for Mars fast transit

A Review of Experiments Reporting Non-Conventional Phenomena in Nuclear Matter Aiming at Identifying Common Features in View of Possible Interpretation

Nano-Domains of Nuclear Magnetic Moments for Gravitational Stimulation of Biological Processes

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About