Possibility of nuclear reactions during the fracture of solids

Deryagin, B. V.; Klyuev, V. A.; Lipson, A. G.; Toporov, Yu. P.

doi:10.1016/0079-6816(94)90054-x

Cited by 1 publication

(2 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In this case, the concept developed in this paper allows us to expect that the formation of cracks and fissures in a uranium ore can initiate the radioactive decay of uranium-238 nuclei by the − e -catalytic mechanism, producing isu-state β-protactinium nuclei. Note that it is the phenomenon of mechanically activated nuclear processes discovered in the works of Deryagin et al [32,33] that can be regarded as the starting point in the new stage of studying LENRs, which is usually attributed to the work of Fleischmann and Pons [34]. For instance, it was experimentally recorded that the destruction of targets made of a heavy (D 2 O) ice by a metal striker with an initial velocity of 100-200 m/s produces neutrons, and their number is several times higher than the background level [32].…”

Section: U Umentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Note that it is the phenomenon of mechanically activated nuclear processes discovered in the works of Deryagin et al [32,33] that can be regarded as the starting point in the new stage of studying LENRs, which is usually attributed to the work of Fleischmann and Pons [34]. For instance, it was experimentally recorded that the destruction of targets made of a heavy (D 2 O) ice by a metal striker with an initial velocity of 100-200 m/s produces neutrons, and their number is several times higher than the background level [32]. In contrast, no new neutrons were recorded when the same action was applied to the target made of an ordinary (H 2 O) ice.…”

Section: U Umentioning

confidence: 97%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Metastable Non-Nucleonic States of Nuclear Matter: Phenomenology

Timashev

2017

PSIJ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A hypothesis of the existence of metastable states for nuclear matter with a locally shaken-up nucleonic structure of the nucleus, was proposed earlier. Such states are initiated by inelastic scattering of electrons by nuclei along the path of weak nuclear interaction. The relaxation of such nuclei is also determined by weak interactions. The use of the hypothesis makes it possible to physically interpret a rather large group of experimental data on the initiation of low energy nuclear reactions (LENRs) and the acceleration of radioactive αand β-decays in a low-temperature plasma. The possible mechanisms of LENRs implemented in a Rossi E-CAT reactor are discussed. It is also suggested that the metastable isu-states of a different type occur as a result of highenergy collisions of particles, when heavy hadrons (baryons, mesons) are formed in the collisions of protons with characteristic energies higher than 1 TeV. This kind of concept makes it possible to physically interpret the recently recorded anomaly in the angular − + e e correlations of positronelectron pairs emitted in the radioactive decays of excited 8 Be nuclei formed by the interaction between protons with kinetic energy ~ 1 MeV and 7 Li nuclei. A recent hypothesis of the existence of yet another, fifth fundamental interaction by Feng et al, in addition to the strong/weak nuclear, electromagnetic, and gravitational interactions, might be introduced to explain this anomaly.

show abstract