The Rutherford-Harkins-Landau-Chadwick Key IV. Novel Reaction Channels for the d-d Fusion in the Pd/D System

Jiří Stávek
Additional contact information
Jiří Stávek: Independent Researcher, Czech Republic

European Journal of Applied Physics, 2025, vol. 7, issue 2, 18-24

Abstract: The Fleischmann-Pons experiment, despite its controversial history and challenges to reproducibility, remains a pivotal moment in the exploration of new branches for the d-d fusion where two deuterons form new nuclei at low temperatures. This paper revisits the foundational objections to these reactions at low temperature, as articulated by John Huizenga, namely the Coulomb barrier, abnormal branching ratios, and the absence of expected radiation. Drawing inspiration from historical literature (Rutherford-Harkins-Landau-Chadwick Key, Sakharov´s muon catalysis, Teller´s electron catalysis) and recent advances in nuclear physics (dineutron, trineutron and tetraneutron properties), this work proposes new channels that addresses these objections while adhering to rigorous scientific standards. This hypothesis builds upon the interplay between deuterons and electrons, suggesting an elegant mechanism that could bridge the gap between the current theory and experimental anomalies. Nature prepared for us a safe route for the extraction of nuclear energy while suppressed the dangerous channels with neutrons, tritium, and gamma rays. This approach aims to revitalize the discourse on the d-d fusion at low temperatures, honoring the perseverance of researchers in the field and inviting further investigation into one of the most tantalizing frontiers in energy science.

Keywords: Fleischmann-Pons experiment; Novel d-d fusion channels; Rutherford-Harkins-Landau-Chadwick key; Teller's electron catalysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejphysics/article/view/11371 Abstract page (text/html)
https://eu-opensci.org/index.php/ejphysics/article/download/11371/2308 Full text (application/pdf)

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:epw:physic:v:7:y:2025:i:2:id:11371

DOI: 10.24018/ejphysics.2025.7.2.371

Access Statistics for this article

More articles in European Journal of Applied Physics from European Open Science
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Support Team ().