SEARCH FOR NUCLEAR ASHES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS

Title:

SEARCH FOR NUCLEAR ASHES IN ELECTROCHEMICAL EXPERIMENTS

DOI No:

10.1142/9789812701510_0034

Source:

CONDENSED MATTER NUCLEAR SCIENCE (pp 405-420)

Author(s):

V. VIOLANTE
Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, Centro Ricerche Frascati, C.P. 65-00044, Frascati (Rome), Italy
G. MAZZITELLI
Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, Centro Ricerche Frascati, C.P. 65-00044, Frascati (Rome), Italy
L. CAPOBIANCO
Associazione EURATOM-ENEA sulla Fusione, Centro Ricerche Frascati, C.P. 65-00044, Frascati (Rome), Italy
M. MCKUBRE
SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave Menlo Park, CA, USA
F. TANZELLA
SRI International, 333 Ravenswood Ave Menlo Park, CA, USA
F. SARTO
ENEA, Unità Tecnico Scientifica Fusione, Centro Ricerche Casaccia, Via Anguillarese, Km 1.300, 00100 Rome, Italy
E. SANTORO
ENEA, Unità Tecnico Scientifica Fusione, Centro Ricerche Casaccia, Via Anguillarese, Km 1.300, 00100 Rome, Italy
C. SIBILIA
INFM-Dipartimento di Energetica, La Sapienza University, Via Scarpa 16, Rome, Italy

Abstract:

Electrochemical experiments have been carried out in order to identify traces of nuclear processes occurring in condensed matter. The experimental activity was primarily designed to reduce the background element impurities by using ultra-pure cleaning procedures to eliminate contamination. The working conditions allowed us to obtain a clear signal from the investigated phenomena. Neutron activation, SIMS and high resolution mass spectrometer analysis yielded experimental data greater than the measurement error and well above the detection limits of the instruments. The isotopic abundance has been studied for some elements and a strong difference has been observed between experimental data and natural values. A correlation has been observed between the shift of the isotopic composition and a weak emission of x-rays, in some experiments.

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