1) Those following the ongoing feud about the so-called "cold fusion"
might be interested in an important paper published by US Navy
scientists in the European Physical Journal: Applied Physics on
12/13/07 --> Eur. Phys. J. Appl. Phys. 40, 293–303 (2007). Here is the
abstract:
Use of CR-39 in Pd/D co-deposition experiments
P.A. Mosier-Boss1,a, S. Szpak1, F.E. Gordon1, and L.P.G. Forsley2
1 SPAWAR Systems Center San Diego, Code 2373, San Diego, CA 92152, USA
2 JWK International Annandale, VA 22003, USA
Received: 11 June 2007/ Accepted: 28 August 2007
Published online: 13 December 2007 – c EDP Sciences
Abstract. The use of CR-39, a solid state nuclear track detector, to
detect the emission of energetic charged
particles during Pd/D co-deposition is demonstrated. The pits observed
in the CR-39 are attributed to
the Pd/D cathode and are not due to radionuclide contamination in the
cell components; nor to the
impingement of D2 bubbles on the surface of the CR-39; nor to chemical
attack by D2, O2, or Cl2. The
features (i.e., optical contrast, shape, and bright spot in the center
of the pit) of the pits generated during
Pd/D co-deposition are consistent with those observed for pits that are
of a nuclear origin.
2) Today or tomorrow is the last day for free downloading of this
paper. I did this last night. First I registered (also free) at:
A minute after specifying my desired password (in the submitted
registration form) I clicked the pdf link, typed my password, and
downloaded the 11-pages-long document. They say that downloadings are
free during 15 days after the publication data. Today is day #14.
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Ludwik Kowalski, a retired physicist
5 Horizon Road, apt. 2702, Fort Lee, NJ, 07024, USA
Also an amateur journalist at http://csam.montclair.edu/~kowalski/cf/