Evidence for Nuclear Emissions During Acoustic Cavitation (original) (raw)

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• West, C. D. ;
• Cho, J. S. ;
• Lahey, R. T. ;
• Nigmatulin, R. I. ;
• Block, R. C.

Abstract

In cavitation experiments with deuterated acetone, tritium decay activity above background levels was detected. In addition, evidence for neutron emission near 2.5 million electron volts was also observed, as would be expected for deuterium-deuterium fusion. Control experiments with normal acetone did not result in tritium activity or neutron emissions. Hydrodynamic shock code simulations supported the observed data and indicated highly compressed, hot (106 to 107 kelvin) bubble implosion conditions, as required for nuclear fusion reactions.

Publication:

Science

Pub Date:

March 2002

DOI:

10.1126/science.1067589

Bibcode:

2002Sci...295.1868T

Keywords:

• PHYSICS