中国物理B ›› 2009, Vol. 18 ›› Issue (4): 1428-1435.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/18/4/024

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Measurement of anomalous nuclear reaction in deuterium-loaded metal

蒋崧生, 李井怀, 汪建清, 何明, 武绍勇, 张红涛, 姚顺和, 赵永刚   

  1. China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275(49), Beijing 102413, China
  • 收稿日期:2008-06-26 修回日期:2008-11-06 出版日期:2009-04-20 发布日期:2009-04-20
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by President Foundation of China Institute of Atomic Energy (Grant No YZ0714).

Measurement of anomalous nuclear reaction in deuterium-loaded metal

Jiang Song-Sheng(蒋崧生)†, Li Jing-Huai(李井怀), Wang Jian-Qing(汪建清), He Ming(何明), Wu Shao-Yong(武绍勇), Zhang Hong-Tao(张红涛), Yao Shun-He(姚顺和), and Zhao Yong-Gang(赵永刚)   

  1. China Institute of Atomic Energy, P.O. Box 275(49), Beijing 102413, China
  • Received:2008-06-26 Revised:2008-11-06 Online:2009-04-20 Published:2009-04-20
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by President Foundation of China Institute of Atomic Energy (Grant No YZ0714).

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摘要： This paper reports on an experiment for testing natural nuclear fusion at low temperature searching for evidence of the origin of 3He from natural nuclear fusion in deep Earth. The experiment was carried out using deuterium-loaded titanium foil samples and powder sample. Detection of charged particle was carried out using a low-level charged particle spectrometer. An Al foil was used as an energy absorber for identification of charged particle. Although the counting rate is very low in the experiment, the emission of energetic particle from the sample is observed and the particle is identified as a proton having energy about 2.8 MeV after exiting the titanium sample. This work provides a positive result for the emission of charged particle in the deuterium-loaded titanium foil samples at low temperature, but a negative result for the deuterium-loaded titanium powder sample. The average reaction yield is deduced to be (0.46±0.08) protons/h for the foil samples. With the suggestion that the proton originates from d--d reaction, we calculate the reaction rate for d--d reaction, and the obtained result is 1.4× 10-24 fusion/d--d\cdot sec. The negative result of the deuterium-loaded titanium powder sample suggests that the reaction yield might be correlated with the density or microscopic variables of deuterium-loaded titanium materials. The negative result also indicates that d--d reaction catalysed by μ-meson from cosmic ray can be excluded in the samples in this experiment.

关键词: anomalous nuclear reaction, deuterium-loaded metal, natural nuclear fusion

Abstract: This paper reports on an experiment for testing natural nuclear fusion at low temperature searching for evidence of the origin of 3He from natural nuclear fusion in deep Earth. The experiment was carried out using deuterium-loaded titanium foil samples and powder sample. Detection of charged particle was carried out using a low-level charged particle spectrometer. An Al foil was used as an energy absorber for identification of charged particle. Although the counting rate is very low in the experiment, the emission of energetic particle from the sample is observed and the particle is identified as a proton having energy about 2.8 MeV after exiting the titanium sample. This work provides a positive result for the emission of charged particle in the deuterium-loaded titanium foil samples at low temperature, but a negative result for the deuterium-loaded titanium powder sample. The average reaction yield is deduced to be (0.46±0.08) protons/h for the foil samples. With the suggestion that the proton originates from d--d reaction, we calculate the reaction rate for d--d reaction, and the obtained result is 1.4×10-24 fusion/d--d$\cdot$sec. The negative result of the deuterium-loaded titanium powder sample suggests that the reaction yield might be correlated with the density or microscopic variables of deuterium-loaded titanium materials. The negative result also indicates that d--d reaction catalysed by $\mu$-meson from cosmic ray can be excluded in the samples in this experiment.

Key words: anomalous nuclear reaction, deuterium-loaded metal, natural nuclear fusion

中图分类号:  (2H-induced reactions)

  • 25.45.-z
25.60.Pj (Fusion reactions) 27.10.+h (A ≤ 5) 91.35.-x (Earth's interior structure and properties)