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An attempt to detect fracto-fusion during microwave irradiation of D2O loaded silica gel

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Neutron emission has been examined in a system in which the recently reported phenomenon of fracto-fusion might be occurring. No positive evidence has been obtained for cold fusion. The upper limit of the fusion has been 0.0112 events/sec in each specimen containing 0.33 g D2O.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, 980, Sendai, Japan

    K. Yoshihara & T. Sekine

  2. Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, L. Eötvös University, P.O. Box 123, H-1443, Budapest, Hungary

    T. Braun

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Yoshihara, K., Sekine, T. & Braun, T. An attempt to detect fracto-fusion during microwave irradiation of D2O loaded silica gel. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Letters 137, 333–339 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02162461

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