Objects Obtained by γ Quanta Irradiation with Threshold Energy of 10 MeV of Pure Gaseous He, under High Pressure, in CuBe2 Apparatus

Abstract

A HeHPC (Helium high pressure chamber) filled up with pure gaseous helium at initial pressure about 1.1 bar was irradiated by braking γ-rays of 10 MeV threshold energy during 1.0 × 10 5 s at the electron beam current 22 ~ 24 μА. After irradiation, the residual pressure inside was equal to 430 bar. Synthesized foils of black color and other multiple objects were found inside the HeHPC mainly at the entrance window for γ-rays made from beryllium bronze as a plug of beryllium bronze HPC, at the inner surfaces of the reaction chamber made of high purity copper and at the copper collector. The element analysis, using SEM (Scanning electron microscopy) and MPRA (Microprobe roentgen analysis), allowed us to establish that the foils consist predominantly of carbon and the smaller quantities of other elements from carbon to iron. An explanation for the observed elements is suggested on the basis of helium fusion reactions under the action of γ-rays with the reactions taking place in giant stars (thermally activated). The possible mechanism after 3α reaction is nα reactions and under barrier reactions. A second experiment with initial pressure of 3.05 kbar (with pressure drop by about 65 bar -after almost the same procedure of γ-rays irradiation and with fully beryl bronze environment) suggests another possible nuclear reactions -He(Be, p)C, He(C, γ)O, and so on. The developed approach agrees well with a series of studies carried out by the authors where dense hydrogen and deuterium gases are acted on by γ-rays in the presence or absence of metals in the reaction chambers.

Synthesis of New Structures and Substances in Dense Gases Н2, D2 and He under Irradiation by Braking 10 MeV γ-rays in Cu0.98Be0.02 Pressure Chamber

“…In this paper we are going to describe only the most intriguing and unusual objects described in more detail in Refs. [13,17] and add some new data obtained recently.…”

“…3(a, b), XRMPA was done. Table 1 provides the element compositions measured in regions 17 ( Note that both parts of the dark particle contain only light elements, such as 6 C, 7 N↑, 8 O, 9 F↑, 10 Ne↑, 11 Na, 12 Mg, 13 Al, 14 Si, 15 P, 16 S, 17 Cl, 18 Ar↑, 19 K, 20 Ca, and a heavier metal 29 Cu. Here is a series of elements with a nucleus charge change by ΔZ = 1 from Z = 6 (carbon) to Z = 20 (calcium), where the volatile elements 7 N↑, 9 F↑, 10 Ne↑, 18 Ar↑, which could not have formed any chemical compounds, were not detected.…”

“…11. This experiment is described in preprint [17] where only some, most interesting and representative facts are considered.…”

“…Apart from that, a helium high-pressure chamber (HeHPC) filled with gaseous helium under initial pressure about 1.1 bar was irradiated by braking γ-rays with a threshold energy of 10 MeV during 1.0 × 10 5 s at the electron beam current 22-24 µA [13,17].…”