| Title: | LASER STIMULATION OF DEUTERATED PALLADIUM: PAST AND PRESENT |
| DOI No: | 10.1142/9789812701510_0015 |
| Source: | CONDENSED MATTER NUCLEAR SCIENCE (pp 159-170)
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| Author(s): | DENNIS LETTS
12015 Ladrido Ln, Austin, Texas, USA
DENNIS CRAVENS
P.O. Box 1317, Cloudcroft, NM 88317, USA
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| Abstract: | A method is disclosed to fabricate a palladium cathode that can be electrolyzed in heavy water and stimulated with a laser at a predetermined wavelength to produce apparent excess power; the fabrication method involves cold working, polishing, etching and annealing the palladium prior to electrolytic loading with deuterium. Loading is accomplished with the cathode sitting in a magnetic field of 350 G. After loading the cathode with deuterium, gold is co-deposited electrolytically on the cathode. When a coating of gold is visible on the cathode, co-deposition is halted and the cathode is stimulated with a low-power laser with a maximum power of 30 mW. The thermal response of the cathode is typically 500 mW with maximum output observed of approximately 1 W. The effect is repeatable when protocols are followed and has been demonstrated in several laboratories. |
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