Cold nuclear fusion rates in condensed matter: A phenomenological analysis

Z. Henis*, S. Eliezer, A. Zigler

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Abstract

The rate of nuclear fusion of d-d hydrogen isotopes in condensed matter is estimated. The authors calculate the probability for tunnelling in a model in which the interaction between two deuterons is described by tailoring a screened repulsive Yukawa potential with an harmonic potential. The fusion rate is established quantitatively as a function of the screening length Rs and the deuteron separation R0. It is shown that a fusion rate larger than 10-23 (s*deuteron pair)-1 can arise in a domain given approximately by R0+14.3Rs<or=2.9 in atomic units. The actual parameters for deuterium embedded in Pd lie far outside the range required for the above fusion rate.

Original languageEnglish
Article number005
Pages (from-to)L219-L223
JournalJournal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume15
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1989
Externally publishedYes

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