Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- File Type
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Physics
Absorption Of Nuclear Gamma Radiation By Heavy Electrons On Metallic Hydride Surfaces, A. Widom, L. Larsen
Absorption Of Nuclear Gamma Radiation By Heavy Electrons On Metallic Hydride Surfaces, A. Widom, L. Larsen
Allan Widom
Low energy nuclear reactions in the neighborhood of metallic hydride surfaces may be induced by ultra-low momentum neutrons. Heavy electrons are absorbed by protons or deuterons producing ultra low momentum neutrons and neutrinos. The required electron mass renormalization is provided by the interaction between surface electron plasma oscillations and surface proton oscillations. The resulting neutron catalyzed low energy nuclear reactions emit copious prompt gamma radiation. The heavy electrons which induce the initially produced neutrons also strongly absorb the prompt nuclear gamma radiation, re-emitting soft photons. Nuclear hard photon radiation away from the metallic hydride surfaces is thereby strongly suppressed.
A Primer For Electro-Weak Induced Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, Y. Srivastava, A. Widom, L. Larsen
A Primer For Electro-Weak Induced Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, Y. Srivastava, A. Widom, L. Larsen
Allan Widom
In a series of papers, cited in the main body of the paper below, detailed calculations have been presented which show that electromagnetic and weak interactions can induce low energy nuclear reactions to occur with observable rates for a variety of processes. A common element in all these applications is that the electromagnetic energy stored in many relatively slow moving electrons can--under appropriate circumstances--be collectively transferred into fewer, much faster electrons with energies sufficient for the latter to combine with protons (or deuterons, if present) to produce neutrons via weak interactions. The produced neutrons can then initiate low energy nuclear …